knifelike
adjective
1. cutting or able to cut as if with a knife
Similar word(s): sharp
2. having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
- smart and knifelike reasoning
Similar word(s): perceptive, acute, discriminating, incisive, keen, penetrating, penetrative, piercing, sharp
3. painful as if caused by a sharp instrument
- knifelike cold
- piercing knifelike pains
Similar word(s): sharp, cutting, keen, lancinate, lancinating, piercing, stabbing
4. having a sharp or distinct edge
- a narrow knifelike profile
Similar word(s): distinct
Sentences with knifelike as an adjective:
- The patient reported a knifelike pain in his abdomen.