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sharp as a butter knife

sharp as a butter knife adjective: not very intelligent.

Adjective

sharp as a butter knife (not comparable)

  1. (humorous, simile) Not very intelligent.

Questions about sharp as a butter knife

What does sharp as a butter knife mean?
Sharp as a butter knife means not very intelligent.
What part of speech is sharp as a butter knife?
Sharp as a butter knife is an adjective.

Words near sharp as a butter knife in the dictionary

  1. sharovarshchyna
  2. Sharoyan
  3. Sharoyans
  4. sharp
  5. sharp as a bowling ball
  6. sharp as a butter knife
  7. sharp as a tack
  8. sharp cedar
  9. sharp cedars
  10. sharp cookie
  11. sharp cookies

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