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Galician
Participle
afiado (feminine afiada, masculine plural afiados, feminine plural afiadas)
- past participle of afiar
Portuguese
Etymology
From afiar (“to sharpen”) + -ado (“-ed”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.fiˈa.du/ , (faster pronunciation) /aˈfja.du/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.fiˈa.du/ , (faster pronunciation) /aˈfja.du/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /a.fiˈa.do/ , (faster pronunciation) /aˈfja.do/
Adjective
afiado (feminine afiada, masculine plural afiados, feminine plural afiadas, comparable, comparative mais afiado, superlative o mais afiado or afiadíssimo, diminutive afiadinho)
- sharp (able to cut easily)
- Synonyms: aguçado, agudo, amolado
- Antonyms: boto, cego, embotado, rombo, rombudo
- Faca afiada. ― Sharp knife.
- (figurative) witty (clever; amusingly ingenious)
- Synonym: perspicaz
- Humor afiado. ― Witty humour.
- (figurative, Brazil) well prepared for something
- Synonym: preparado
- Os estudandes estão afiados para a prova. ― The students are well prepared for the test.
Participle
afiado (feminine afiada, masculine plural afiados, feminine plural afiadas)
- past participle of afiar