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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

razorlike en · ADJ

Etymology

Etymology tree English razor Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English razorlike From razor + -like.

Meanings

  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:

Forms

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most razorlike Degree=Sup lexicographic
more razorlike Degree=Cmp lexicographic