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Synonyms for knifelike


Grammar : Adj
Spell : nahyf
Phonetic Transcription : naɪf

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Définition of knifelike

Origin :
  • late Old English cnif, probably from Old Norse knifr, from Proto-Germanic *knibaz (cf. Middle Low German knif, Middle Dutch cnijf, German kneif), of uncertain origin. To further confuse the etymology, there also are forms in -p-, e.g. Dutch knijp, German kneip. French canif "penknife" (mid-15c.) is borrowed from Middle English or Norse.
  • adj sharp
Example sentences :
  • It had powerful fanged jaws and its eight feet were armed with knifelike, disemboweling claws.
  • Extract from : « Cat and Mouse » by Ralph Williams
  • Allen moved and cried out in a knifelike agony, and a flicker of suffering passed over his father's face.
  • Extract from : « The Happy End » by Joseph Hergesheimer
  • Then, raising the foot, she brought it sharply down, and the knifelike hoof cut through the ice as though it were paper.
  • Extract from : « Connie Morgan in the Lumber Camps » by James B. Hendryx
  • He had seen Ragged Men disemboweled by those spinning, knifelike projectiles.
  • Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science January 1931 » by Various
  • Then he dipped instantly and struck downward with his knifelike, clutching talons.
  • Extract from : « Hoof and Claw » by Charles G. D. Roberts
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