razor-bladed

Adjective

razor-bladed

1. Equipped with a razor-sharp blade.
   • Dr. Marion Simms employs a pair of strong curved scissors, by which the cervix is cut through on each side up to its junction with the vagina, and the canal above this point is then incised on each side by a small razor-bladed knife (see Fig . 52) with a blunt point , to the extent required, the...1868, Graily Hewitt, The Diagnosis, Pathology and Treatment of Diseases of Women, page 467
   • Above them, another razor-bladed pendulum detached from its hooks, swinging down in a wide arc.2022, C. L.. Herman, Amanda Foody, All of Our Demise: The epic conclusion to All of Us Villains
2. (broadly, figuratively) Cutting; causing sharp pain.
   • There was a long pause, and then Shay's razor-bladed laugh came through the network, running an icy finger down Tally's spine.2011, Scott Westerfeld, Specials, page 22
   • They were too full of the razor-bladed cough that had been trying to take hold of him ever since his scuffle.2013, Jason Mott, The Returned, page 323
3. Having a razor blade attached or inserted.
   • Of course there are stories, just like there are stories of razor-bladed apples being given out on Halloween — be leery of the ways sub-urban legends reprimand and warn.2004, Recipes for Disaster, page 223
   • By the time I read Cline's interview, the legend of razor-bladed Vietnamese vaginas had been dispelled for me, but there was a time when I believed it to be true.2010, Jerry Lembcke, Hanoi Jane: War, Sex, & Fantasies of Betrayal, page 99