STABBING as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • as physically painful as if caused by a sharp instrument
   Synonym(s)
   • cutting (what does cutting mean?)
   • keen (what does keen mean?)
   • knifelike (what does knifelike mean?)
   • lancinate (what does lancinate mean?)
   • lancinating (what does lancinating mean?)
   • piercing (what does piercing mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • a cutting wind
   • keen winds
   • knifelike cold
   • piercing knifelike pains
   • piercing cold
   • piercing criticism
   • a stabbing pain
   • lancinating pain
   Similar To
   • sharp (what does sharp mean?)
2. Meaning
   • causing physical or especially psychological injury
   Synonym(s)
   • traumatic (what does traumatic mean?)
   • wounding (what does wounding mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • a stabbing remark
   • few experiences are more traumatic than losing a child
   • wounding and false charges of disloyalty
   Similar To
   • harmful (what does harmful mean?)