Synonyms for knifelike
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : nahyf |
| Phonetic Transcription : naɪf |
Top 10 synonyms for knifelike Other synonyms for the word knifelike
- edged
- fine
- gnawing
- ground fine
- honed
- horned
- jagged
- keen
- keen-edged
- knife-edged
- lancinating
- needle-pointed
- needlelike
- peaked
- piercing
- pointed
- pointy
- prickly
- pronged
- razor-sharp
- salient
- serrated
- sharp-edged
- sharpened
- shooting
- spiked
- spiky
- spiny
- splintery
- stabbing
- stinging
- tapered
- tapering
- thorny
- tined
- tipped
- unblunted
- whetted
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
- 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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