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sharpened

adjective

  1. Having a sharp point or edge. a sharpened pencil

Opposite: unsharpened

verb

  1. participle, past simple past and past participle of sharpen

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: sharp, pointed, honed, contoured, fueled, heightened, enhanced, reinforced, centralized, concentrated, improved, aggravated, focused, refined, tuned, accentuated

adjective

Opposite: unsharpened

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adj having sharp point or edge

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"sharpened." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/sharpened. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{sharpened_2026,
  title = {sharpened},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sharpened},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}