Smooth and Whetted

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Smooth adjective - Having or showing very polished and worldly manners.

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Whetted is an antonym for smooth.

Whetted adjective - Having an edge thin enough to cut or pierce something.

Usage example: I'll need a well-whetted axe to split the wood

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Smooth is an antonym for whetted.

Nearby Words: whet, whetting

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Whetted and Smooth. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/smooth/whetted

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