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All whetted synonyms

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adjective whetted

  • sharp — having a thin cutting edge or a fine point; well-adapted for cutting or piercing: a sharp knife.
  • apical — of, at, or being the apex
  • needlelike — a small, slender, rodlike instrument, usually of polished steel, with a sharp point at one end and an eye or hole for thread at the other, for passing thread through cloth to make stitches in sewing.
  • pronged — having prongs (often used in combination): a four-pronged fork.
  • horned — made of horn.
  • splintery — a small, thin, sharp piece of wood, bone, or the like, split or broken off from the main body.
  • tined — a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
  • blunt — If you are blunt, you say exactly what you think without trying to be polite.
  • stabbing — penetrating; piercing: a stabbing pain.
  • acuminous — keen insight; shrewdness: remarkable acumen in business matters.
  • sharp-edged — having a fine edge or edges.
  • acuate — to sharpen
  • knifelike — Resembling a knife or its effects.
  • briar — A briar is a wild rose with long, prickly stems.
  • lancinating — to stab or pierce.
  • spiky — having a spike or spikes.
  • knife-edged — having a thin, sharp edge.
  • keen — finely sharpened, as an edge; so shaped as to cut or pierce substances readily: a keen razor.
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