† thorough-edgedadj.
Obsolete. rare.
Having an extremely sharp edge; keen-edged (in quot. figurative).
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the mind > mental capacity > understanding > intelligence, cleverness > sharpness, shrewdness, insight > [adjective] > of mind, mental operations: sharp
quickOE
readya1393
piercingc1425
piercive1567
perforating1578
sharp1580
nimble1589
sudden1604
smirk1607
apprehensive1621
emunct1679
arrowing1793
keen1794
thorough-edged1830
fast1850
insightful1907
1830 Ld. Tennyson Isabel in Poems 7 The intuitive decision of a bright And thoroughedgéd intellect to part Error from crime.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2019).
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