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tagliente

sharp, cutting

adjective tah-LYEN-teh Rare
Descriptions & Qualities Quality

Also means

biting, caustic

Usage Note

Tagliente describes both literal sharpness (un coltello tagliente, a sharp knife) and figurative sharpness (una critica tagliente, a cutting remark). It comes from the verb tagliare (to cut), so the literal root is always present. Use it freely in both physical and rhetorical contexts.

Examples

"Questo coltello è molto tagliente."

Natural Translation

This knife is very sharp.

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