as in sharpened
having an edge thin enough to cut or pierce something
I'll need a well-whetted axe to split the wood
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sharp
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His equaliser against Leganes in March was a perfect example, with Bellingham sharpest to react when a shot cannoned off the crossbar.—
Mario Cortegana,
New York Times,
22 May 2025 -
Stocks sold off, pressured by a sharp spike higher in Treasury yields as traders grew worried that a new U.S. budget bill would put even more stress on the country’s already large deficit.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
21 May 2025
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“Whetted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whetted. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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