Word Group : Biting as in wit or temperament
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Word
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Meaning
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Sentence
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1
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Acerbic
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1. (Especially
of a comment or style of speaking) sharp and forthright
2. Tasting
sour or bitter
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His acerbic wit
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2
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Acidulous
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1.
Sharp-tasting; sour
2.
(of a person’s remark or tone) bitter; cutting
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Colin makes acidulous remark about her morals; she snaps
back at him to get a job.
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3
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Acrimonious
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(typically of speech or discussion)
angry and bitter
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An acrimonious dispute about
wages
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4
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Asperity
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1.
Harshness of tone or manner
2.
Harsh qualities or conditions
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He pointed this out with some asperity
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5
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Caustic
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1. Able
to burn or corrode organic tissue by chemical action
2. Sarcastic
in a scathing and bitter way
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1. A
caustic cleaner
2. The
players were making caustic comments about the refereeing
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6
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Mordacious
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1.
Denoting or using bitter sarcasm or invective
2.
(of a person or animal) given to biting
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Grand-duke and taxes were synonyms, according to this mordacious lexicographer!
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7
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Mordant
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1. (especially
of humour) having or showing a sharp or critical quality; biting
2. Impregnate
or treat (a fabric) with mordant
3. A
corrosive liquid used to etch the lines on a printing plate
4. A
substance, typically an inorganic oxide, that combines with a dye or stain
and thereby fixes it in a material
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1. A
mordant sense of humour
2. Mordanting
a fibre is simple
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Trenchant
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1.
Vigorous or incisive in expression or style
2.
(of a weapon or tool) having a sharp edge
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1.
The White Paper makes trenchant criticism of
health authorities
2.
A trenchant blade
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