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from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective having an edge as sharp as that of a razor; very sharp.

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Examples

  • Shannon laughs, her derision dark and razor-edged.

    Etched in Bone Adrian Phoenix 2011

  • But not his eyes, which were knowing and shadowed and razor-edged.

    Etched in Bone Adrian Phoenix 2011

  • Shannon laughs, her derision dark and razor-edged.

    Etched in Bone Adrian Phoenix 2011

  • He walked into the club proper and into the razor-edged grief and tension slicing through the air.

    Etched in Bone Adrian Phoenix 2011

  • Emmett whipped his Colt from its holster, his karate-trained instincts sharp as a razor-edged switchblade, his finger curled around the trigger.

    Etched in Bone Adrian Phoenix 2011

  • Emmett whipped his Colt from its holster, his karate-trained instincts sharp as a razor-edged switchblade, his finger curled around the trigger.

    Etched in Bone Adrian Phoenix 2011

  • But not his eyes, which were knowing and shadowed and razor-edged.

    Etched in Bone Adrian Phoenix 2011

  • "A contemporary, razor-edged fairy tale - very dark chocolate but likely to be gobbled up."

    The Girl with No Shadow by Joanne Harris: Book summary 2010

  • He walked into the club proper and into the razor-edged grief and tension slicing through the air.

    Etched in Bone Adrian Phoenix 2011

  • But not his eyes, which were knowing and shadowed and razor-edged.

    Etched in Bone Adrian Phoenix 2011

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