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Adjective: knifelike  'nIf,lIk
  1. Cutting or able to cut as if with a knife
     
  2. Having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
    "icy knifelike reasoning";
    - acute, discriminating, incisive, keen, penetrating, penetrative, piercing, sharp
     
  3. Painful as if caused by a sharp instrument
    "knifelike cold"; "piercing knifelike pains";
    - cutting, keen, piercing, stabbing, lancinate, lancinating
     
  4. Having a sharp or distinct edge
    "a narrow knifelike profile"

See also: distinct, perceptive, sharp