ADJECTIVE | all | stabbing, wounding | causing physical or especially psychological injury |
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all | stabbing, cutting, keen, knifelike, piercing, lancinate, lancinating | painful as if caused by a sharp instrument |
Sounds | stae'bihng | |
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Rhymes | abducting ... zoning: 2044 rhymes with ihng... |
Meaning | Causing physical or especially psychological injury. | |
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Example | "a stabbing remark" | |
Synonym | wounding | |
Broader | harmful | Causing or capable of causing harm |
Spanish | hiriente, punzante, traumático | |
Catalan | traumàtic |
Meaning | Painful as if caused by a sharp instrument. | |
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Example | "a stabbing pain" | |
Synonyms | cutting, keen, knifelike, piercing, lancinate, lancinating | |
Broader | sharp | keenly and painfully felt |
Spanish | cortante, penetrante, punzante | |
Catalan | penetrant |
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