razorlike

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adjective

Resembling a razor; thus, sharp.

OriginProto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English razor →
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Meanings

adjectiverazorlike (comparative more razorlike, superlative most razorlike)

comparative more razorlike · superlative most razorlike

  1. Resembling a razor; thus, sharp.

    Mr. Mahanthappa, an alto saxophonist, combines razorlike articulation with a probing style.

    2008 March 7, The New York Times, “Jazz Listings”, in New York Times

Origin

  1. Englishrazor
  2. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  3. Proto-Germanic*līką
  4. Englishrazorlike

From razor + -like.

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APA

razorlike. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/razorlike

MLA

“razorlike.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/razorlike. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “razorlike,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/razorlike.

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