单词 | out-sharpen |
释义 | out-sharpenv. rare. transitive. To exceed in sharpness; to sharpen (an object) better than. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > harmfulness > bitterness > [verb (transitive)] ranklec1487 infester1570 festering1615 rancour1654 verjuice1848 out-sharpen1864 the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > seeing or looking > see [verb (transitive)] > of a look: exceed in sharpness out-sharpen1864 the mind > emotion > suffering > mental anguish or torment > bitterness of heart > cause bitterness of heart to [verb (transitive)] > make bitter exasperate1548 fester?1548 embittera1677 out-sharpen1864 1864 C. Dickens Our Mutual Friend (1865) I. ii. i. 168 She would glance at the visitors..with a look that out-sharpened all her other sharpness. 1983 Buck & Hickman Catal. 1983–5 542 Outwears and outsharpens metal files. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1864 |
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