razor-sharp en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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(idiomatic) Extremely sharp.
A 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:The executioner was proud that he kept his axe razor-sharp, so no prisoner would feel any pain when his head was cut off.
[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), Konami:
- (figuratively, idiomatic) Extremely sharp. ▸ Very clever or quick-witted.
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(figuratively, idiomatic) Extremely sharp. ▸ Very 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:
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| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
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| razor sharp | alternative | lexicographic |
Translations (6)
sv knivskarp (as sharp as a razor, extremely or ultimately sharp) · grc ξυρήκης (as sharp as a razor, extremely or ultimately sharp) · de messerscharf (as sharp as a razor, extremely or ultimately sharp) · hu borotvaéles (as sharp as a razor, extremely or ultimately sharp) · sv rakbladsvass (as sharp as a razor, extremely or ultimately sharp) · de rasiermesserscharf (as sharp as a razor, extremely or ultimately sharp)