Rapier vs Broadsword - What's the difference?
rapier | broadsword |
A slender, straight, sharply pointed sword (double-edged, single-edged or edgeless).
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Extremely sharp.
Cutting smarts or keen wit.
A type of sword, usually of the single-handed basket hilt variety, that has a broad cutting blade as opposed to the more slender thrust-oriented rapier.
As nouns the difference between rapier and broadsword
is that rapier is a slender, straight, sharply pointed sword (double-edged, single-edged or edgeless) while broadsword is a type of sword, usually of the single-handed basket hilt variety, that has a broad cutting blade as opposed to the more slender thrust-oriented rapier.As an adjective rapier
is extremely sharp.rapier
English
(wikipedia rapier)Noun
(en noun)- […] In his lawless fit,
- Behind the arras hearing something stir,
- Whips out his rapier , cries ‘A rat, a rat!’
- And in this brainish apprehension kills
- The unseen good old man.
Adjective
(en adjective)- John is very quick on his feet during interviews by using his rapier responses.
