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needle-sharp

needle-sharp adjective: very sharp; as sharp as a needle.

Adjective

needle-sharp (comparative more needle-sharp, superlative most needle-sharp)

  1. Very sharp; as sharp as a needle
  2. very high-pitched.

Forms of needle-sharp

comparativemore needle-sharp
superlativemost needle-sharp

Questions about needle-sharp

What does needle-sharp mean?
Needle-sharp means very sharp; as sharp as a needle.
What part of speech is needle-sharp?
Needle-sharp is an adjective.

Words near needle-sharp in the dictionary

  1. needle-mover
  2. needle-movers
  3. needle-moving
  4. needle-nose gar
  5. needle-shaped
  6. needle-sharp
  7. needle-tailed swift
  8. needle-tailed swifts
  9. needle-work
  10. needlebar
  11. needlebars

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