Knifelike vs. Lancinating — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Knifelike and Lancinating
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Knifelike
Resembling a knife or its effects.
The patient reported a knifelike pain in his abdomen.
Lancinating
Characterized by a sensation of cutting, piercing, or stabbing.
Knifelike
Cutting or able to cut as if with a knife
Lancinating
Present participle of lancinate
Knifelike
Having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions;
An acute observer of politics and politicians
Incisive comments
Icy knifelike reasoning
As sharp and incisive as the stroke of a fang
Penetrating insight
Frequent penetrative observations
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Lancinating
(especially of pain) Sharp, stabbing or piercing.
Knifelike
As physically painful as if caused by a sharp instrument;
A cutting wind
Keen winds
Knifelike cold
Piercing knifelike pains
Piercing cold
Piercing criticism
A stabbing pain
Lancinating pain
Lancinating
Piercing; seeming to pierce or stab; as, lancinating pains (i.e., severe, darting pains).
Knifelike
Having a sharp or distinct edge;
A narrow knifelike profile
Lancinating
As physically painful as if caused by a sharp instrument;
A cutting wind
Keen winds
Knifelike cold
Piercing knifelike pains
Piercing cold
Piercing criticism
A stabbing pain
Lancinating pain
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