sharp-edged

[ shahrp-ejd ]

/ ˈʃɑrpˈɛdʒd /

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adjective

having a fine edge or edges.

acute and caustic: a sharp-edged wit.

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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

How to use sharp-edged in a sentence

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
From the sharp-edged cliff on one side to the equally sharp cliff on the other was a width of considerably over twenty feet.
Hunted and Harried|R.M. Ballantyne
You receive an impression of sharp-edged flints and broken bottles.
American Sketches|Charles Whibley

"We go a journey," said Sokala, and took from beneath his bed his wicker shield and his sharp-edged throwing-spear.
The Keepers of the King's Peace|Edgar Wallace
I said I had no right to ask more than he chose to tell; and at this he blurted out an oath and let me have the sharp-edged truth.
The Master of Appleby|Francis Lynde
But, my dear, discipline is a sharp-edged tool which men do well to let alone, except for children.
Out in the Forty-Five|Emily Sarah Holt

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