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Meanings of knifelike in English

Having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions.

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Usage of knifelike in English
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He reached in, and his hand emerged with a knifelike letter opener.
The Wolf’s Hour
2
Here she cached all of her treasure except a single knifelike sliver.
Tarzan the Terrible
3
With age, her delicate beauty had hardened into something knifelike and more defining.
Nefertiti
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Beside another lamp was a knifelike object, carved out of bone.
The Plains of Passage
5
The flame guttered and rose to a knifelike orange point.
Stinger
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Another jab, then another, struck the small of his back, feeling not at all knifelike.
Existence
7
It had powerful fanged jaws and its eight feet were armed with knifelike, disemboweling claws.
Cat and Mouse
8
Three wild elves leaned against the wind, climbing steadily along the knifelike crest of ridge.
The Kagonesti (A Story of the Wild Elves)
9
Night smiled again, a knifelike flash of humor.
Shades of gray
10
A cold, knifelike shock passed down his frame.
A Voyage to Arcturus
11
Brent's dark, knifelike eyes sliced out at Jones.
Ten From Infinity
12
Kagonos worked his way between frosted pines, carefully remaining below the knifelike crest of the high ridge.
The Kagonesti (A Story of the Wild Elves)
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Wrinkling her nose at the knifelike smell, Auri dipped her brush again, painting all around the pipe.
The Slow Regard of Silent Things
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Earlier, whilepretending to research several gargoyles, he had used a knifelike spell to cut into their executive texts.
Spellwright
15
It couldn't possibly have lasted as long as it seemed to, and then it ended with knifelike suddenness.
Beginnings
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This she did, knocking down her attackers and then pulling the knifelike runners over their limbs and bodies.
Winter’s Tale
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Knifelike through the time