2
pejorative(offensive, false, untrue, injurious, disparaging)
2
procacious(adjective, cool, smart, offensive, rude)
2
salty(adjective, mad, bold, naughty, impudent)
2
satiric(adjective, mean, sharp, sarcastic)
2
scandalous(shocking, shameful, disgraceful, scornful, contemptuous)
2
severe(mean, sharp, ironic, sarcastic, mocking)
2
slighting(offensive, disparaging, pejorative)
2
smart-alecky(adjective, attitude, informal, rude, fresh)
2
snippety(adjective, attitude, informal, courtesy, impudent)
2
snippy(adjective, smart, attitude, informal, courtesy)
2
superior
2
taunting(adjective, mean, sharp, ironic, sarcastic)
2
trenchant(adjective, mean, evil, sharp, nasty)
2
unspeakable(shocking, shameful, disgraceful)
2
vile(ridiculous, pitiful, laughable, scornful, contemptuous)
2
vilifying(offensive, rude, false, untrue, injurious)
1
acerbic(adjective, mean, sharp, ironic, sarcastic)
1
adventuresome(adjective, mad, bold, naughty, impudent)
1
arbitrary
1
arrant(cool, rude, bold, impudent, brazen)
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