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- Thesaurus|1.8k
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49 entries under sharp topic. ×
| acrimonious(adjective, mean, ironic, sarcastic) | |
| biting(adjective, mean, severe, keen) | |
| bitter(adjective, mean, keen, critical) | |
| captious(adjective, mean, severe, harsh) | |
| carping(adjective, mean, severe, harsh) | |
| caustic(adjective, mean, keen, critical) | |
| satiric(adjective, mean, keen, critical) | |
| taunting(adjective, mean, evil, nasty) | |
| evil(mean, ironic, sarcastic, mocking) | |
| acerb(mean, ironic, sarcastic, mocking) | |
| acerbic(adjective, mean, ironic, sarcastic) | |
| chaffing(mean, keen, critical, caustic) | |
| ironical(adjective, mean, caustic, disdainful) | |
| mordant(mean, keen, critical, caustic) | |
| severe(mean, harsh, critical, disapproving) | |
| trenchant(adjective, mean, severe, keen) | |
| austere(mean, ironic, sarcastic, mocking) | |
| backhanded(mean, ironic, sarcastic, mocking) | |
| brusque(mean, ironic, sarcastic, mocking) | |
| corrosive(mean, ironic, sarcastic, mocking) |
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