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[ shahrp-tuhngd ] / ˈʃɑrpˈtʌŋd / SEE SYNONYMS FOR sharp-tongued ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivecharacterized by or given to harshness, bitterness, or sarcasm in speech. Origin of sharp-tonguedFirst recorded in 1830–40 Words nearby sharp-tonguedsharpshooter, sharp-sighted, sharp-tailed grouse, sharp-tailed sparrow, sharptail mola, sharp-tongued, sharp-witted, sharpy, Sharra, Sharrie, Shashi Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for sharp-tonguedWhen Veep returned Sunday night, its sharp-tongued writing was honed to a perfect razor edge. ‘Veep’ Is a F*@king Masterclass in Cursing|Kevin Fallon|April 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST Quick-witted, sharp-tongued, and flirtatious, Anne drew a coterie of men to her, and each would lose his head for her. Why Does Anne Boleyn Obsess Us?|Lauren Elkin|April 25, 2013|DAILY BEAST Ashley's coded statements about escorting are laced with implications of regret, yet she can also be sharp-tongued and defiant. From Sex Scandal to Corporate Brand|Tracy Quan|December 23, 2009|DAILY BEAST He was a gaunt, sharp-eyed, sharp-nosed, and sharp-tongued man. At the Crossroads|Harriet T. Comstock
Barristers, as becomes their calling, are usually sharp-witted and often sharp-tongued. Lancashire Humour|Thomas Newbigging Of all the fault-finding, critical, sharp-tongued creatures in the world she is the worst. Walter and the Wireless|Sara Ware Bassett He knew before he went he had little enough to expect from the sharp-tongued editor of the Dominican, so he went hoping little. The Fifth Form at Saint Dominic's|Talbot Baines Reed For the good of all, I guess you mean, muttered the sharp-tongued Jack under his breath. The Bungalow Boys North of Fifty-Three|Dexter J. Forrester
British Dictionary definitions for sharp-tongued
adjectivebitter or critical in speech; sarcastic Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to sharp-tonguedbiting, carping, cutting, cynical, derogatory, harsh, hypercritical, mean, nasty, sarcastic, satirical, belittling, censuring, condemning, cursing, demeaning |