knifelike

knifelike is a 9-letter English word with 4 senses as adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: having a sharp or distinct edge. Face value is 20 in Scrabble and 22 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

9 letters · Scrabble 20 · Words With Friends 22 · 4 senses

Definitions

1. adjective. having a sharp or distinct edge

   "a narrow knifelike profile"

2. adjective. cutting or able to cut as if with a knife
3. adjective. painful as if caused by a sharp instrument

   "a cutting wind"

   "keen winds"

   Synonyms: cutting, keen, lancinate, lancinating, piercing, stabbing

4. adjective. having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions

   "an acute observer of politics and politicians"

   "incisive comments"

   Synonyms: acute, discriminating, incisive, keen, penetrating, penetrative, piercing, sharp

Synonyms

cutting, keen, lancinate, lancinating, piercing, stabbing, acute, discriminating, incisive, penetrating, penetrative, sharp

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