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mordant(adjective, mean, attack, strong, hard)
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raw(adjective, cool, severe, keen, sharp)
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sardonic(adjective, mean, strong, evil, sharp)
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scathing(adjective, attack, strong, hard, respect)
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virulent(adjective, hostile)
12
bleak(adjective, cool, severe, keen, sharp)
12
stabbing(adjective, strong, sharp, intense, violent)
11
acrid(adjective, attack, strong, respect, severe)
11
cold(adjective, close, hard, cool, severe)
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hurtful(adjective, mean, hard, sharp, nasty)
11
intense(adjective, strong, cool, severe, keen)
10
satirical(adjective, mean, strong, severe, evil)
10
tart(adjective, strong, severe, sharp, intense)
9
astringent(adjective, attack, respect, severe, sharp)
9
cut(noun, verb, block, line, piece)
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icy(adjective, cool, severe, keen, sharp)
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knifelike(adjective, sharp, intense, acute, penetrating)
9
malicious(adjective, mean, nasty, cruel, hateful)
9
slip(noun, piece, shoot, bit, fragment)
8
barbed(adjective, strong, sharp, nasty, unpleasant)
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