xyresic

Oct. 13th, 2010 07:12 am
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xyresic (zehr-ES-sik) - adj., sharp as a razor.


I'm guessing on the stress there, but that seems the most natural to me. Not related to xeric (dry) but rather from Greek xyster, a razor, from xuein, to scrape/make smooth.

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