razor-sharp
adjective
1
: very sharp
Sharks have razor-sharp teeth.
2
: showing a lot of intelligence or the ability to think quickly
a razor-sharp attorney
a razor-sharp wit/mind
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Warner Bros has just made some razor-sharp release-date changes ahead of CinemaCon, ones that could potentially keep the Burbank, CA lot more toward the black this year than in the red.
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Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 19 Mar. 2025
While the plot is ostensibly a murder mystery, the three seasons have been lauded for their edgy and razor-sharp satirizations of privilege, wealth and the dark underbelly of elite society.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 19 Mar. 2025
Dern and White completely reinvented the cliché of the character who hits rock bottom with this razor-sharp dramedy, which co-stars Luke Wilson, Diane Ladd, Jason Mantzoukas, Robin Wright, Molly Shannon, and Dermot Mulroney.
—Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 18 Mar. 2025
The wind is colder than Cassidy anticipated, razor-sharp, making his eyes water.
—Joyce Carol Oates, The New Yorker, 16 Mar. 2025
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Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 19 Mar. 2025
While the plot is ostensibly a murder mystery, the three seasons have been lauded for their edgy and razor-sharp satirizations of privilege, wealth and the dark underbelly of elite society.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 19 Mar. 2025
Dern and White completely reinvented the cliché of the character who hits rock bottom with this razor-sharp dramedy, which co-stars Luke Wilson, Diane Ladd, Jason Mantzoukas, Robin Wright, Molly Shannon, and Dermot Mulroney.
—Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 18 Mar. 2025
The wind is colder than Cassidy anticipated, razor-sharp, making his eyes water.
—Joyce Carol Oates, The New Yorker, 16 Mar. 2025
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“Razor-sharp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/razor-sharp. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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