razor-sharp
adjective
1
: very sharp
Sharks have razor-sharp teeth.
2
: showing a lot of intelligence or the ability to think quickly
a razor-sharp attorney
a razor-sharp wit/mind
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Shubham Yewale, PCMAG, 3 Mar. 2025
Imagine a reptile with a gigantic, robust skull armed with dozens of razor-sharp teeth, a streamlined body propelled by four powerful flippers and a bite force that could rival the most fearsome terrestrial predators.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
That year’s Cadillac Eldorado took jet-age styling to the extreme, with rear fenders like fuselages, chrome bumpers sculpted into afterburners, and razor-sharp fins topped by dual-bullet taillights.
—Tim Pitt, Robb Report, 27 Feb. 2025
The record offers a cohesively chaotic vision for the future — razor-sharp synths set ablaze in digital audio workstations, drums modulated to frequencies at the edge of the ear’s functional limit, and lyrics like mantras punching straight through to one’s lizard brain.
—Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 18 Feb. 2025
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Shubham Yewale, PCMAG, 3 Mar. 2025
Imagine a reptile with a gigantic, robust skull armed with dozens of razor-sharp teeth, a streamlined body propelled by four powerful flippers and a bite force that could rival the most fearsome terrestrial predators.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
That year’s Cadillac Eldorado took jet-age styling to the extreme, with rear fenders like fuselages, chrome bumpers sculpted into afterburners, and razor-sharp fins topped by dual-bullet taillights.
—Tim Pitt, Robb Report, 27 Feb. 2025
The record offers a cohesively chaotic vision for the future — razor-sharp synths set ablaze in digital audio workstations, drums modulated to frequencies at the edge of the ear’s functional limit, and lyrics like mantras punching straight through to one’s lizard brain.
—Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 18 Feb. 2025
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“Razor-sharp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/razor-sharp. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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