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sharp-tongued

sharp-tongued adjective: having an acrid or bitter wit; skilled at or given to insulting or belittling others.

Adjective

sharp-tongued (comparative more sharp-tongued, superlative most sharp-tongued)

  1. Having an acrid or bitter wit; skilled at or given to insulting or belittling others.
    • Since the release of his 2014 debut album ‘Everybody Down’, Kae Tempest has consistently provided some of the UK’s most incisive, sharp-tongued social commentary.2025 July 3, Fred Garratt-Stanley, “Kae Tempest – ‘Self Titled’ review: an inspiring reflection on identity and self-discovery”, in NME

Forms of sharp-tongued

comparativemore sharp-tongued
superlativemost sharp-tongued

Questions about sharp-tongued

What does sharp-tongued mean?
Sharp-tongued means having an acrid or bitter wit; skilled at or given to insulting or belittling others.
What part of speech is sharp-tongued?
Sharp-tongued is an adjective.

Words near sharp-tongued in the dictionary

  1. sharp-tailed sparrow
  2. sharp-tailed sparrows
  3. sharp-tailed streamcreeper
  4. sharp-tailed streamcreepers
  5. sharp-taileds
  6. sharp-tongued
  7. sharp-toothed
  8. sharp-witted
  9. sharpbill
  10. sharpbills
  11. sharpchin

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