2
sourish(adjective, sharp, unpleasant, bitter, sour)
2
stabbing
2
stringent(adjective, sharp, speech)
2
succinct
2
terse
2
unsavory(adjective, strong, sharp, offensive, unpleasant)
2
unsweetened(adjective, sharp, sour, acid)
2
upsetting
2
virulent
1
acerbate
1
acetic(adjective, sharp, unpleasant, bitter, sour)
1
acetose(adjective, sharp, unpleasant, bitter, critical)
1
afflictive
1
agonising
1
alliaceous
1
antithetical
1
asperous
1
axiomatic
1
bad(adjective, sharp, unpleasant, foul, bitter)
1
balmy(adjective, strong, offensive, sweet, foul)
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