whetted

having an edge thin enough to cut or pierce something I'll need a well-whetted axe to split the wood Synonyms cutting, edged, edgy, ground, honed, keen, sharpened, stropped, trenchant, sharpRelated Words clawlike, daggerlike, knifelike; jabbing, jagged, lacerating, piercing, scratching, stabbing; pointed, pointy, spiky (also spikey)Near Antonyms rounded, smooth; soft; even, flat, level, slickAntonyms blunt, blunted, dull, dulled, obtuse