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lancinate

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lancinate [ˈlɑːnsɪˌneɪt]
adj
(esp of pain) sharp or cutting
[from Latin lancinātus pierced, rent; related to lacer mangled]
lancination  n
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Adj.1.lancinate - painful as if caused by a sharp instrument; "a cutting wind"; "keen winds"; "knifelike cold"; "piercing knifelike pains"; "piercing cold"; "piercing criticism"; "a stabbing pain"; "lancinating pain"
lancinating, piercing, stabbing, cutting, knifelike, keen
sharp - keenly and painfully felt; as if caused by a sharp edge or point; "a sharp pain"; "sharp winds"


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