sharp-edged

[ shahrp-ejd ]

/ ˈʃɑrpˈɛdʒd /

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adjective

having a fine edge or edges.

acute and caustic: a sharp-edged wit.

Origin of sharp-edged

before 1000; Old English scearpecgede (not recorded in ME); see sharp, edge, -ed³

Words nearby sharp-edged

sharpbender, sharpbill, sharp-cut, Sharpe, sharp-eared, sharp-edged, Shar-Pei, sharpen, sharper, Sharpe's grysbok, Sharpeville

Example sentences from the Web for sharp-edged

Sharp-edged attacks, particularly by male rivals, risk running afoul of the societal bias against, essentially, hitting a girl.
Both Parties Want Binders Full of Women|Justin Green|April 25, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Albini and Nastasia make a quieter team, but her songs are nonetheless powerful and sharp-edged where they need to be.
The Yes List—A Stunning New Folk Album You Need to Hear|The Daily Beast|June 25, 2010|DAILY BEAST
He had sustained a scalp wound where a sharp-edged rock had hit him.
The Iron Boys in the Mines|James R. Mears
The belching glare of a distant foundry, wiping out the sharp-edged stars.
Babbitt|Sinclair Lewis

The rings to which the rhyme refers are of huge size, of silver, with a sharp-edged square of the same metal.
The Galaxy|Various
Besides, there are other precise, angular creatures, and these sharp-edged persons wound each other terribly.
Friends in Council|Arthur Helps
But I ain't such a stickler for sharp-edged goodness myself nor in any way at all virtuous.
Green Valley|Katharine Reynolds

单词	sharp-edged
释义	sharp-edged [ shahrp-ejd ] / ˈʃɑrpˈɛdʒd / SEE SYNONYMS FOR sharp-edged ON THESAURUS.COM adjective having a fine edge or edges. acute and caustic: a sharp-edged wit. Origin of sharp-edged before 1000; Old English scearpecgede (not recorded in ME); see sharp, edge, -ed³ Words nearby sharp-edged sharpbender, sharpbill, sharp-cut, Sharpe, sharp-eared, sharp-edged, Shar-Pei, sharpen, sharper, Sharpe's grysbok, Sharpeville Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for sharp-edged Sharp-edged attacks, particularly by male rivals, risk running afoul of the societal bias against, essentially, hitting a girl. Both Parties Want Binders Full of Women\|Justin Green\|April 25, 2013\|DAILY BEAST Albini and Nastasia make a quieter team, but her songs are nonetheless powerful and sharp-edged where they need to be. The Yes List—A Stunning New Folk Album You Need to Hear\|The Daily Beast\|June 25, 2010\|DAILY BEAST He had sustained a scalp wound where a sharp-edged rock had hit him. The Iron Boys in the Mines\|James R. Mears The belching glare of a distant foundry, wiping out the sharp-edged stars. Babbitt\|Sinclair Lewis The rings to which the rhyme refers are of huge size, of silver, with a sharp-edged square of the same metal. The Galaxy\|Various Besides, there are other precise, angular creatures, and these sharp-edged persons wound each other terribly. Friends in Council\|Arthur Helps But I ain't such a stickler for sharp-edged goodness myself nor in any way at all virtuous. Green Valley\|Katharine Reynolds Words related to sharp-edged acute, pointed, stinging, sharpened, keen, salient, fine, tapering, gnawing, jagged, shooting, serrated, barbed, acuminate, peaked, piercing, spiked, tined, edged, honed
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sharp-edged

adjective

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