ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ adjective
: resembling or suggesting a knife:
a. : having a sharp edge or ridge
a knifelike ridge of land
a narrow knifelike profile
b. : keen and incisive
icy knifelike reasoning
c. : sharp and penetrating : piercing
knifelike pains
a knifelike cold