having or made by a thin edge or sharp point; suitable for cutting or piercing | (of a musical note) lowered in pitch by one chromatic semitone |
(of a musical note) raised in pitch by one chromatic semitone | lacking contrast or shading between tones |
keenly and painfully felt; as if caused by a sharp edge or point | not reflecting light; not glossy |
(of something seen or heard) clearly defined | having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another |
quick and forceful | horizontally level |
having or emitting a high-pitched and sharp tone or tones | commercially inactive |
having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions | lacking the expected range or depth; not designed to give an illusion or depth |
ending in a sharp point | having lost effervescence |
marked by practical hardheaded intelligence | having a relatively broad surface in relation to depth or thickness |
dangerously steep | lacking taste or flavor or tang |
very sudden and in great amount or degree | flattened laterally along the whole length (e.g., certain leafstalks or flatfishes) |
harsh | stretched out and lying at full length along the ground |
| sounded or spoken in a tone unvarying in pitch |
| not modified or restricted by reservations |
| lacking stimulating characteristics; uninteresting |