Meanings
comparative more battle-sharp · superlative most battle-sharp
- rareSharp for use in battle or fighting.
It was calming. Kazuteru worked quickly, his sword still battle-sharp cutting through the clotted mess of flesh with ease.
2013, David Kirk, Child of Vengeance2 more examples
The bitter and battle-sharp, borne on his byrny; Asunder the Weder's helm smote the Worm midmost; They felled the fiend, and force drave the life out, And they twain together had gotten him ending, Those athelings sib.
1834, The Tale of Beowulf, page 70The division was a keen, well-rested force eager for action, although the long wait in England and the many cancellations had created a degree of staleness, so the division was not battle-sharp.
2019, Martin Middlebrook, Arnhem 1944: The Airborne Battle
Origin
- Old Englishbeadusċearp
- Englishbattle-sharp
From battle + sharp, perhaps as a partial calque of Old English beadusċearp.
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