rapier
noun
a small sword, especially of the 18th century, having a narrow blade and used for thrusting.
rapier-like
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a word derived from
rapier.
Example Sentences
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But for his rapier-like ability to capture the zeitgeist, there’s no one quite like the young slumlord to tell it like it really is.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 31, 2020
A series of rapier-like forehands bring up 15-40, and a jubilant Kvitova slams a forehand winner on the first set point to draw proceedings level.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 1, 2015
Is the Blues rapier-like attack nothing but a memory now?
From BBC ● Jan. 24, 2011
More important, he is the anonymous author of the rapier-like "Notes & Comment" which leads off The New Yorker's famed "Talk of the Town," sometimes called the best column in Manhattan.
From Time Magazine Archive
All of them wore colored headbands, all carried short, rapier-like swords.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
