lancinate 1
adjectivedomain: all adj
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
Definition
painful as if caused by a sharp instrument
Examples
- 1.piercing knifelike pains
- 2.piercing cold
- 3.piercing criticism
- 4.knifelike cold
- 5.a cutting wind
- 6.a stabbing pain
- 7.keen winds
- 8.lancinating pain
Synonyms
- cutting 3
painful as if caused by a sharp instrument
- keen 4
painful as if caused by a sharp instrument
- knifelike 3
painful as if caused by a sharp instrument
- piercing 2
painful as if caused by a sharp instrument
- stabbing 2
painful as if caused by a sharp instrument
- lancinating 1
painful as if caused by a sharp instrument


