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knife-edged

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Late in the afternoon he crawled wearily over one last knife-edged ledge and hoisted himself up onto the canyon's top.

The lama was mildly surprised that any one should object to the knife-edged breezes which had cut the years off his shoulders.

They are knife-edged, and the lower fits exactly inside the upper, so that they give a very firm grip.

The first means sharp, the second narrow, both applying well to the knife-edged ridges of the desert.

We continued to ascend, sometimes along ledges, and sometimes along knife-edged ridges, having on each hand profound ravines.

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On this page you'll find 221 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to knife-edged, such as: acuminate, barbed, edged, fine, honed, and horned.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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