Meaning & use
rapier
A long, slender sword with a sharp point, designed mainly for thrusting rather than cutting.
See it in a sentence
The duelists faced each other with rapiers drawn in the moonlit courtyard.
Her rapier wit left the entire room laughing within seconds of her reply.
A note on using this word
'Rapier wit' is a common figurative phrase describing speech that is quick, sharp, and precisely cutting, borrowed from the sword's slender, piercing blade.
Words with a similar meaning
swordblade
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