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”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
lancinating
present participle of lancinate
lancinating (comparative more lancinating, superlative most lancinating)
(especially of pain) Sharp, stabbing or piercing.
Source: Wiktionary
Lan"ci*na`ting, a.
Definition: Piercing; seeming to pierce or stab; as, lancinating pains (i.e., severe, darting pains).
Lan"ci*nate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Lancinated; p. pr. & vb. n. Lancinating.] Etym: [L. lancinatus, p. p. of lancinare to fear.]
Definition: To tear; to lacerate; to pierce or stab. De Quincey.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
10 January 2025
(noun) the act of combining one thing at intervals among other things; “the interspersion of illustrations in the text”
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.
