Meanings
alternative razor sharp
- idiomaticExtremely sharp.
The executioner was proud that he kept his axe razor-sharp, so no prisoner would feel any pain when his head was cut off.
2 more examples
[flavor text of the card "Zera The Mant"] A huge, brutal monster that attacks with razor-sharp claws.
2002 March 20, Kazuki Takahashi, Yu-Gi-Oh! Forbidden Memories (PlayStation video game, North American version), KonamiA lot of people stress out about getting crows' feet, but personally I would be more concerned about their long, razor-sharp beaks.
2018, Norm Macdonald Has a Show, season 1, episode 7, spoken by Norm Macdonald- figurativelyidiomaticVery clever or quick-witted.
- figurativelyidiomaticVery stylish or attractive.
One day, she was in a razor-sharp three-piece suit, and the next, a tulle skirt that had no business being worn after the age of five (but she did, and then we all wanted to wear tutus too!).
2026 April 14, Larissa Mills, “Gen Z Hates Carrie Bradshaw, But I Still Love Her—Here's Why”, in Marie Claire
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivevery clearly delineated
adjectiveas sharp as a razor
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Ancient Greek ξυρήκης
- ξυρήκης (xurḗkēs)as sharp as a razor, extremely or ultimately sharp
German messerscharf, rasiermesserscharf
- messerscharfas sharp as a razor, extremely or ultimately sharp
- rasiermesserscharfas sharp as a razor, extremely or ultimately sharp
Hungarian borotvaéles
- borotvaélesas sharp as a razor, extremely or ultimately sharp
Swedish knivskarp, rakbladsvass
- knivskarpas sharp as a razor, extremely or ultimately sharp
- rakbladsvassas sharp as a razor, extremely or ultimately sharp
Cite this entry
razor-sharp. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/razor-sharp
“razor-sharp.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/razor-sharp. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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