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- adjective Resembling a
rapier or some aspect of one;sharp ,piercing .
Etymologies
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Examples
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She was, however, a hugely talented actress with a rapierlike wit of such originality that one could clearly say they broke the mold after she was born.
One From The Hart Stefanie Powers 2010
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With its rapierlike lines and big sails, France's Ville de Paris may have an advantage on the course's light winds and choppy seas.
A Duel In The Sun 2008
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Her hull was sleek and black and narrow, extended by a rapierlike bowsprit that nearly doubled her length.
City of Glory Beverly Swerling 2007
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Her hull was sleek and black and narrow, extended by a rapierlike bowsprit that nearly doubled her length.
City of Glory Beverly Swerling 2007
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I actually deleted my first response, which was absolutely incindiery, and chose to make my point with, yes, wit, rapierlike or claymore-esque, whatever.
Blue Beetle Rogers 2005
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Several of them began picking their teeth with long, rapierlike knives.
The Heart of the Warrior John Gregory Bentacourt 2000
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Several of them began picking their teeth with long, rapierlike knives.
The Heart of the Warrior John Gregory Bentacourt 2000
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Several of them began picking their teeth with long, rapierlike knives.
The Heart of the Warrior John Gregory Bentacourt 2000
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Several of them began picking their teeth with long, rapierlike knives.
The Heart of the Warrior John Gregory Bentacourt 2000
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Ironically, rapid technology change, accompanied by rapierlike growth, makes the forecasting process even more difficult than for more mundane companies.
Contrarian Investment Strategies: The Next Generation David Dreman 1998
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