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Definition of Razor-sharp
1. Adjective. Very clearly delineated. "Razor-sharp definition"
2. Adjective. As sharp as a razor.
Definition of Razor-sharp
1. Adjective. As sharp as a razor, extremely or ultimately sharp. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Razor-sharp
Literary usage of Razor-sharp
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Moon-o-theism: Religion of a War and Moon God Prophet, Volume II of II by Yoel Natan (2006)
"Islamists of course will argue that if the knife were razor sharp, ... It seems
the terrorists rarely use razor-sharp knives but use machetes and buck ..."
2. The Bookman (1899)
""I want a sharp razor, not a razor sharp," said Charles good-naturedly, while
taking the instrument and trying its edge with his finger. ..."
3. Webster's Elementary-school Dictionary: Abridged from Webster's New by Noah Webster (1914)
"... acute (chiefly technical) applies to a point regarded as angular, but not to
an edge; M,«wrp (or keen) as a razor; sharp (not keen) as a needle; ..."
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