Associations to the word «Knifelike»

Wiktionary

KNIFELIKE, adjective. Resembling a knife or its effects.

Dictionary definition

KNIFELIKE, adjective. Cutting or able to cut as if with a knife.
KNIFELIKE, 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".
KNIFELIKE, 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".
KNIFELIKE, adjective. Having a sharp or distinct edge; "a narrow knifelike profile".

Wise words

Occasionally in life there are those moments of unutterable fulfillment which cannot be completely explained by those symbols called words. Their meanings can only be articulated by the inaudible language of the heart.
Martin Luther King Jr.