| vicious | |
| with a kick(expression, adjective, idiom, sharp, unpleasant) | |
| withering | |
| wounding | |
| absinthal(adjective, sharp, sour, pungent, acid) | |
| absinthian(adjective, sharp, sour, pungent, acid) | |
| acescent | |
| amaroidal(adjective, sharp, sour, pungent, acid) | |
| arrogant(mean, sharp, ironic, sarcastic, mocking) | |
| astute | |
| austere(mean, sharp, nasty, bitter, caustic) | |
| backhanded(mean, sharp, nasty, bitter, caustic) | |
| bad-tempered | |
| bitter in taste(expression, idiom) | |
| bluff | |
| blunt | |
| captious(mean, sharp, nasty, bitter, caustic) | |
| carping(mean, sharp, nasty, bitter, caustic) | |
| chaffing(mean, sharp, nasty, bitter, caustic) | |
| citrusy |
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