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Meaning of "razor-edged" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF RAZOR-EDGED

razor-edged  [ˈreɪzərˌɛdʒd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF RAZOR-EDGED

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Razor-Edged is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES RAZOR-EDGED MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of razor-edged in the English dictionary

The definition of razor-edged in the dictionary is having an extremely sharp edge or blade. Other definition of razor-edged is extremely incisive.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH RAZOR-EDGED


alleged
əˈlɛdʒd
deckle-edged
ˈdekəlˌɛdʒd
edged
ɛdʒd
fledged
flɛdʒd
knife-edged
ˈnaɪfˌɛdʒd
ledged
lɛdʒd
straight-edged
ˈstreɪtˌɛdʒd
unalleged
ˌʌnəˈlɛdʒd
unfledged
ʌnˈflɛdʒd
unhedged
ʌnˈhɛdʒd
unpledged
ʌnˈplɛdʒd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE RAZOR-EDGED

razoo
razor
razor blade
razor burn
razor clam
razor cut
razor edge
razor shell
razor wire
razor-billed auk
razor-cut
razor-cutting
razor-sharp
razor-shell
razor-slashing
razorable
razorback
razorbill
razorbill auk
razz

WORDS THAT END LIKE RAZOR-EDGED

abridged
acknowledged
double-edged
enridged
feather-edged
full-fledged
fully fledged
gilt-edged
hard-edged
ill-judged
ridged
sedged
two-edged
unabridged
unacknowledged
unbridged
ungrudged
unjudged
well-judged

Synonyms and antonyms of razor-edged in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «razor-edged» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF RAZOR-EDGED

Find out the translation of razor-edged to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of razor-edged from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «razor-edged» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

剃刀刃
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

filo de la navaja
570 millions of speakers

English

razor-edged
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

उस्तरा धार
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ذو حدين الحلاقة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

бритва краями
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

gumes navalha
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ক্ষুর নিরাপদ্
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

rasoir tranchant
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pisau cukur
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

rasiermesserscharfen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

かみそり刃の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

면도기 칼날
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nyukur-nyukur
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

dao cạo lưỡi
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ரேஸர் முனைகள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

वस्तरा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

keskin kenarlı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

rasoio taglio
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

brzytwa krawędziach
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

бритва краями
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

cherestea - aparat de ras
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ξυράφι κόψης
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

skeermes -rand
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

razor kanter
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

razor - edged
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of razor-edged

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «RAZOR-EDGED»

The term «razor-edged» is normally little used and occupies the 133.796 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «RAZOR-EDGED» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about razor-edged

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RAZOR-EDGED»

Discover the use of razor-edged in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to razor-edged and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Journeys on the Razor Edged Path
This is a new release of the original 1959 edition.
Simons Roof, 2013
2
Logic, Probability, and Presumptions in Legal Reasoning
RAZOR-EDGED. TOOL. FOR. DRAFTlNG. AND. INTERPRETING. LEGAL. DOCUMENTS. LAYMAN. E. ALLEIEI. A LARGE amount of the litigation based on written instruments—whether statute, contract, will, conveyance or regulation— can be ...
Scott Brewer, 2013
3
The Call of the Upanishads
Yama says to Naciketa the way to the Atman is: ...a razor-edged path, hard to tread and difficult to cross. The Middle Way is indeed the razor-edged path. To keep oneself on the thin edge of the razor is a hard accomplishment. Needless to say ...
Rohit Mehta, 1970
4
Strategic Management: Issues and Cases
RAZOR-EDGED. INNOVATION: GILLETTE. REWRITES. THE. RULES. OF. COMPETITION. Becoming a market leader is difficult; sustaining that position can be equally difficult. In the case of Gillette, it learned its lesson the hard way.
Paul W. Dobson, Ken Starkey, John Richards, 2009
5
Soul, the Quality of Life
(14-339/40) (b) Treading the Razor-Edged Path 1. No glamour, no illusion can long hold the man who has set himself the task of treading the razor-edged Path which leads through the wilderness, through the thick-set forest, through the deep  ...
Alice A Bailey, 2006
6
New York Magazine
Eddie. Murphy. Live. The. razor-edged. king. of. late-night. comedy. « FDLENE'S WILL FLOOR YOU WITH A 3-DAY RUG EXTRAVAGANZA. ByChetFlippo. IN EXECUTIVE PRODUCER DICK Ebersol's office, overlooking the Saturday Night  ...
7
Alterkine
RAZOR–EDGED. LEAVES. Improved MP Cost: 2 You are covered in dangerous leaves that can cut and tear soft materials. You inflict 2d6 points of damage with a successful grapple check, each round. Your unarmed strike causes 1d6 ...
jeff becker
8
Mary's Prayer
Dark, compelling and relentless, Mary's Prayer is Martyn Waites' razor-edged crime debut
Martyn Waites, 2013
9
Webster's New World Thesaurus
1 [Having a keen edge] acute, edged, razor-edged, sharpened, ground fine, honed, razor- sharp, sharp-edged, fine, cutting, knifelike, knife-edged. — Ant. DULL, unsharpened, blunt. 2 [Having a keen point] pointed, sharp-pointed, spiked, spiky ...
Charlton Laird, 2003
10
A Different Approach to Cosmology: From a Static Universe ...
It is this razor-edged property that makes the case k = 0 attractive to big-bang theoreticians. If perturbations of random amounts occurred, condensations in the k = 0 case would occur at correspondingly random moments of /, which of course  ...
Sir Fred Hoyle, Geoffrey R. Burbidge, Jayant Vishnu Narlikar, 2000

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RAZOR-EDGED»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term razor-edged is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Spectral Wound's 'Terra Nullius' is the Black Metal Album 2015 Has …
Spectral Wound has just released its debut, a full-length effort entited Terra Nullius that blends the razor-edged melodies of the Finnish black metal tradition with ... «Noisey, Jul 15»
2
Monty Python's SPAMALOT, Live At The Bowl!
For those silly people who fancy a bit of razor-edged wit and/or humor of dubious taste (you know who you are), this simply cannot be missed! This post is ... «LAist, Jul 15»
3
Suspect indicted in bow-and-arrow killing
French and Scaman arranged an early-morning meeting June 21 at a remote parking lot, where French allegedly fired a razor-edged hunting arrow into ... «LaSalle News Tribune, Jul 15»
4
Destruction Unit, Pinecones, Vincas, Double Ferrari
Arizona psych-punk outfit Destruction Unit plays a style of music very much in line with its imposing name: unforgiving, razor-edged and bent on causing chaos ... «Flagpole Magazine, Jun 15»
5
Darwin Deez returns with 'Kill Your Attitude' single
... sees the Brooklyn artist sticking resolutely to the sugar-sweet but razor-edged take on pop that helped build his rep. The first taste of a forthcoming third album, ... «DIY Magazine, May 15»
6
'The House of Yes' accentuates the negative
More problematic is that MacLeod, who has a knack for razor-edged zingers, stacks the archetypal deck toward her story's toxic outcome. Sankowich's measured ... «Los Angeles Times, May 15»
7
Scientists find world's oldest stone tools
The collection of razor-edged and round rocks the size of softballs and even bowling balls pushes the known date of such tools back by 700,000 years and ... «CBS News, May 15»
8
Sharp edges in Hypocrite's 'Three Sisters'
Erin Barlow's razor-edged Natasha turns the "townie" who captures the heart and steals the soul of Andrei (Joel Ewing), the hapless could've-been-a-professor ... «Chicago Tribune, Apr 15»
9
Sony Corp To Launch New 4K TVs And Soundbars In May
Sony boasts a razor-edged frame for the new product that measures just 0.2 inches at its thinnest point; effectively making the iPhone 6 look bulky. The sleek ... «Tech News Today, Apr 15»
10
Summer Cannibals unleash the razor-sharp 'Something New …
The lead single “Something New” is a bit of razor-edged bubblegum that balances taut verses with outbursts of wildly fuzzed-out guitar that along with a ... «Entertainment Weekly, Jan 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Razor-Edged [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/razor-edged>. Apr 2024 ».
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