sharp-edged

sharp-edged
/shahrp"ejd"/, adj.
1. having a fine edge or edges.
2. acute and caustic: a sharp-edged wit.
[bef. 1000; OE scearpecgede (not recorded in ME); see SHARP, EDGE, -ED3]

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