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obese

EnglishMerriam-Webster Dictionary

Definition (Entry 2 of 2)

given to or designed for cutting
especially sharp, edged
marked by sharp piercing cold //cutting winds
inclined or likely to wound the feelings of others especially because of a ruthless incisiveness //a cutting remark
intense, piercing //a cutting pain

Other Words

Adjective

cuttingly ˈkə-tiŋ-lē adverb

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms: Noun

cut slice

Synonyms: Adjective

biting bitter keen penetrating piercing raw sharp shrewd smarting stinging

Examples

Noun

//Take some cuttings from the plant and put them in water.
//a bag full of grass cuttings

Adjective

//He made a cutting remark about my family, and I haven't spoken to him since.
//a frigid day with a cutting wind that made it seem even colder

First Known Use

Noun

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Adjective

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

cutting

noun

Synonyms (Entry 1 of 3)

a piece that has been separated from the whole by cutting //a bag full of grass cuttings
Synonyms

cut slice
Related Words

chop cutlet
length part portion section segment
chunk hunk lump
clipping paring shaving sliver snippet splinter

adjective

Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 2 of 3)

causing intense discomfort to one's skin //a frigid day with a cutting wind that made it seem even colder
Synonyms

biting bitter keen penetrating piercing raw sharp shrewd smarting stinging
Related Words

brisk invigorating nippy snappy
needlelike prickly tingling
caustic corrosive
Near Antonyms

balmy gentle mild soothing
having an edge thin enough to cut or pierce something //the cutting side of the sword blade
Synonyms

edged edgy ground honed keen sharp sharpened stropped trenchant whetted
Related Words

clawlike daggerlike knifelike
jabbing jagged lacerating piercing scratching stabbing
pointed pointy spiky (also spikey)
Near Antonyms

Definition (Entry 2 of 2)
- given to or designed for cutting
  especially sharp, edged
- marked by sharp piercing cold //cutting winds
- inclined or likely to wound the feelings of others especially because of a ruthless incisiveness //a cutting remark
- intense, piercing //a cutting pain
Other Words
Adjective
- cuttingly ˈkə-tiŋ-lē adverb
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms: Noun
cut slice
Synonyms: Adjective
biting bitter keen penetrating piercing raw sharp shrewd smarting stinging
Examples
Noun
- //Take some cuttings from the plant and put them in water.
- //a bag full of grass cuttings
Adjective
- //He made a cutting remark about my family, and I haven't spoken to him since.
- //a frigid day with a cutting wind that made it seem even colder
First Known Use
Noun
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Adjective
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

cutting

noun

Synonyms (Entry 1 of 3)

a piece that has been separated from the whole by cutting //a bag full of grass cuttings
Synonyms

cut slice
Related Words

chop cutlet
length part portion section segment
chunk hunk lump
clipping paring shaving sliver snippet splinter

adjective

Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 2 of 3)

causing intense discomfort to one's skin //a frigid day with a cutting wind that made it seem even colder
Synonyms

biting bitter keen penetrating piercing raw sharp shrewd smarting stinging
Related Words

brisk invigorating nippy snappy
needlelike prickly tingling
caustic corrosive
Near Antonyms

balmy gentle mild soothing
having an edge thin enough to cut or pierce something //the cutting side of the sword blade
Synonyms

edged edgy ground honed keen sharp sharpened stropped trenchant whetted
Related Words

clawlike daggerlike knifelike
jabbing jagged lacerating piercing scratching stabbing
pointed pointy spiky (also spikey)
Near Antonyms

Definition (Entry 2 of 2)
- given to or designed for cutting
  especially sharp, edged
- marked by sharp piercing cold //cutting winds
- inclined or likely to wound the feelings of others especially because of a ruthless incisiveness //a cutting remark
- intense, piercing //a cutting pain
Other Words
Adjective
- cuttingly ˈkə-tiŋ-lē adverb
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms: Noun
cut slice
Synonyms: Adjective
biting bitter keen penetrating piercing raw sharp shrewd smarting stinging
Examples
Noun
- //Take some cuttings from the plant and put them in water.
- //a bag full of grass cuttings
Adjective
- //He made a cutting remark about my family, and I haven't spoken to him since.
- //a frigid day with a cutting wind that made it seem even colder
First Known Use
Noun
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Adjective
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

cutting

noun

Synonyms (Entry 1 of 3)

a piece that has been separated from the whole by cutting //a bag full of grass cuttings
Synonyms

cut slice
Related Words

chop cutlet
length part portion section segment
chunk hunk lump
clipping paring shaving sliver snippet splinter

adjective

Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 2 of 3)

causing intense discomfort to one's skin //a frigid day with a cutting wind that made it seem even colder
Synonyms

biting bitter keen penetrating piercing raw sharp shrewd smarting stinging
Related Words

brisk invigorating nippy snappy
needlelike prickly tingling
caustic corrosive
Near Antonyms

balmy gentle mild soothing
having an edge thin enough to cut or pierce something //the cutting side of the sword blade
Synonyms

edged edgy ground honed keen sharp sharpened stropped trenchant whetted
Related Words

clawlike daggerlike knifelike
jabbing jagged lacerating piercing scratching stabbing
pointed pointy spiky (also spikey)
Near Antonyms