Lancinate (Adjective)
Meaning
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".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The lancinate pain in her head was excruciating, making it hard for her to focus.
- He experienced lancinate pain in his knee after the skiing accident.
- The doctor explained that the patient's symptoms included lancinate chest pains and difficulty breathing.
- She winced as the lancinate sensation shot through her injured arm.
- The lancinate ache in his jaw persisted long after the dentist's appointment was over.