Synonyms for knife-edged

Grammar : Adj

Spell : nahyf-ejd

Phonetic Transcription : ˈnaɪfˌɛdʒd

Top 10 synonyms for knife-edged

Other synonyms for the word knife-edged

Définition of knife-edged

As in sharp : adj knifelike, cutting
As in gnawing : adj sharp
As in knifelike : adj sharp
As in lancinating : adj sharp
As in stabbing : adj sharp

Example sentences :

When the soldiers reached the knife-edged passage, he was prompted to warn them.
Extract from : « The House of Pride » by Jack London

And again the knife-edged passage was disputed, and again they fell back to the beach.
Extract from : « The House of Pride » by Jack London

Other forms are saw-like with straight edges or knife-edged.
Extract from : « Men of the Old Stone Age » by Henry Fairfield Osborn

It took all the Indian's grit to hold on to that knife-edged war club.
Extract from : « Rolf In The Woods » by Ernest Thompson Seton

The lama was mildly surprised that any one should object to the knife-edged breezes which had cut the years off his shoulders.
Extract from : « Kim » by Rudyard Kipling

From the knife-edged ridge above our eagles eyrie (height 5500 feet) we enjoyed a memorable view.
Extract from : « Unexplored Spain » by Abel Chapman

Others cling to the knife-edged back of some difficult spur.
Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 6 » by Various

The first means sharp, the second narrow, both applying well to the knife-edged ridges of the desert.
Extract from : « Tent Work in Palestine » by Claude Reignier Conder

By her side the little Spaniard with his knife-edged trousers and thin-waisted coat appeared comic.
Extract from : « Dust of the Desert » by Robert Welles Ritchie

They are knife-edged, and the lower fits exactly inside the upper, so that they give a very firm grip.
Extract from : « The Woodpeckers » by Fannie Hardy Eckstorm

Antonyms for knife-edged

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