KNIFELIKE

knifelike

(adjective) having a sharp or distinct edge; “a narrow knifelike profile”

knifelike

(adjective) cutting or able to cut as if with a knife

cutting, keen, knifelike, piercing, stabbing, lancinate, lancinating

(adjective) painful as if caused by a sharp instrument; “a cutting wind”; “keen winds”; “knifelike cold”; “piercing knifelike pains”; “piercing cold”; “piercing criticism”; “a stabbing pain”; “lancinating pain”

acute, discriminating, incisive, keen, knifelike, penetrating, penetrative, piercing, sharp

(adjective) having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions; “an acute observer of politics and politicians”; “incisive comments”; “icy knifelike reasoning”; “as sharp and incisive as the stroke of a fang”; “penetrating insight”; “frequent penetrative observations”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Adjective

knifelike (comparative more knifelike, superlative most knifelike)

Resembling a knife or its effects.

The patient reported a knifelike pain in his abdomen.

Source: Wiktionary

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