afiado

Portuguese

Etymology

Afiar (to sharpen) + -ado (-ed).

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.fi.ˈa.du/, /a.ˈfja.du/
  • (South Brazil) IPA(key): /a.fi.ˈa.do/, /a.ˈfja.do/

Adjective

afiado m (feminine singular afiada, masculine plural afiados, feminine plural afiadas, comparable)

  1. sharp (able to cut easily)
    Faca afiada.
    Sharp knife.
  2. (figuratively) witty (clever; amusingly ingenious)
    Humor afiado.
    Witty humour.
  3. (figuratively, Brazil) well prepared for something
    Os estudandes estão afiados para a prova.
    The students are well prepared for the test.

Inflection

Synonyms

Antonyms

  • afiação
  • afiadeira
  • afiador
  • afiadura
  • afiável

Verb

afiado m (feminine singular afiada, masculine plural afiados, feminine plural afiadas)

  1. past participle of afiar
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