Rapier Definition

rāpē-ər, rāpyər
rapiers
noun
rapiers
A slender, two-edged sword used chiefly for thrusting.
Webster's New World
A light, sharp-pointed sword lacking a cutting edge and used only for thrusting.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
adjective

Extremely sharp.

Wiktionary

Cutting smarts or keen wit.

John is very quick on his feet during interviews by using his rapier responses.
Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Rapier

Noun

Singular:
rapier
Plural:
rapiers

Origin of Rapier

  • French rapière from Old French (espee) rapiere rapier (sword)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Middle French (espee) rapiere.

    From Wiktionary

Rapier Sentence Examples

  • And what does this sharp rapier of light represent, as a picture?

  • The elegant rapier was used in preference to the older, clumsier cutting swords.

  • This was, once again, treated like rapier wit.

  • The rapier (63) or lengthened dagger is rarely found, and is prisbably of prehistoric Greek origin.

  • Lecturer makes rapier points about constitutional discrepancies, Solid wants to bludgeon us with street morality; some points I even agree with.

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Words Starting With

RRARAP

Words Ending With

RERIER

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