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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Unsettling and lovely at once, this horror novella is a razor-sharp and bewitching fairytale about discovering the darkness in the world, as well as the darkness within oneself.
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Kalie Cassidy
july 25, Literary Hub, 25 July 2025
Fine grits over 4,000 create a razor-sharp edge and are also known as finishing stones.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 18 July 2025
Em Out, the siblings set aside their signature razor-sharp coke rap bars and boundless braggadocio to focus on family in a bare-bones appearance that opened with Pusha lovingly remembering the pair’s mother.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 16 July 2025
With the new flavor, Kesha's tracks bounced between EDM, hyperpop and experimental disco-house tracks as lights strobed and Kesha executed razor-sharp choreo.
—Audrey Gibbs, The Tennessean, 16 July 2025
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Kalie Cassidy
july 25, Literary Hub, 25 July 2025
Fine grits over 4,000 create a razor-sharp edge and are also known as finishing stones.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 18 July 2025
Em Out, the siblings set aside their signature razor-sharp coke rap bars and boundless braggadocio to focus on family in a bare-bones appearance that opened with Pusha lovingly remembering the pair’s mother.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 16 July 2025
With the new flavor, Kesha's tracks bounced between EDM, hyperpop and experimental disco-house tracks as lights strobed and Kesha executed razor-sharp choreo.
—Audrey Gibbs, The Tennessean, 16 July 2025
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“Razor-sharp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/razor-sharp. Accessed 1 Aug. 2025.
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