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having an edge thin enough to cut or pierce something
- the sharpened blade of a lawn mower
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sharpened
verbpast tense of sharpen
Synonyms & Antonyms of sharpened (Entry 2 of 2)
to make sharp or sharper
- you need to sharpen your penknife's blade frequently in order to be able to whittle properly
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