"needle-sharp" meaning in English

See needle-sharp in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more needle-sharp [comparative], most needle-sharp [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} needle-sharp (comparative more needle-sharp, superlative most needle-sharp)
  1. Very sharp; as sharp as a needle
    Sense id: en-needle-sharp-en-adj-y4cX6L7n
  2. (of a sound) very high-pitched.
    Sense id: en-needle-sharp-en-adj-KpF6PqUF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 95

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