rapier

Meanings

Noun

• A slender, straight, sharply pointed sword (double-edged, single-edged or edgeless).

Adjective

• Extremely sharp.
• Cutting; employing keen wit.
• Comparative form or more of rapey

Origin

• Borrowed from Middle French rapiere, from Middle French (espee) rapiere, from Old French rapiere, raspiere, from Spanish raspadera, from Spanish raspar, of Germanic origin. More at rasp.