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razor-backed

razor-backed adjective: having a sharp, lean, or thin back.

Adjective

razor-backed (comparative more razor-backed, superlative most razor-backed)

  1. Having a sharp, lean, or thin back.
    • a razor-backed hog
    • a razor-backed perch

Forms of razor-backed

comparativemore razor-backed
superlativemost razor-backed

Questions about razor-backed

What does razor-backed mean?
Razor-backed means having a sharp, lean, or thin back.
What part of speech is razor-backed?
Razor-backed is an adjective.

Words near razor-backed in the dictionary

  1. razor strops
  2. razor thin
  3. razor wire
  4. razor wires
  5. razor's edge
  6. razor-backed
  7. razor-billed auk
  8. razor-billed auks
  9. razor-billed curassow
  10. razor-billed curassows
  11. razor-blade

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