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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After Sheen started misusing substances, Cryer noticed Sheen’s razor-sharp performance slipping on the CBS comedy.
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Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
Just one week after wowing spectators at the US Open with her dominating and inspiring tennis skills, Coco Gauff shifted her razor-sharp focus to her other passion—fashion.
—Paul Chi, Vogue, 11 Sep. 2025
Chef’sChoice Manual Knife Sharpener Chef’sChoice also makes a manual knife sharpener that can hone blades to the same razor-sharp 15-degree edge that Garten’s electric model can.
—Clint Davis, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2025
Armed with her signature razor-sharp wit and deadpan charm, Wednesday is also plunged into a new bone-chilling supernatural mystery.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
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Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
Just one week after wowing spectators at the US Open with her dominating and inspiring tennis skills, Coco Gauff shifted her razor-sharp focus to her other passion—fashion.
—Paul Chi, Vogue, 11 Sep. 2025
Chef’sChoice Manual Knife Sharpener Chef’sChoice also makes a manual knife sharpener that can hone blades to the same razor-sharp 15-degree edge that Garten’s electric model can.
—Clint Davis, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2025
Armed with her signature razor-sharp wit and deadpan charm, Wednesday is also plunged into a new bone-chilling supernatural mystery.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
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“Razor-sharp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/razor-sharp. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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