barbed (s)
biting (s)
nipping (s)
pungent (s)
mordacious (s)

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type s
lex_filenum 00
def capable of wounding
examples a barbed compliment
a biting aphorism
pungent satire
Outgoing links
Similar to sarcastic
Derivationally related form pungent → pungency
Incoming links
Similar to sarcastic
Derived from adjective mordaciously → mordacious
Derived from adjective pungently → pungent
Derivationally related form pungency → pungent

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