| stinging(adjective, strong, hard, sharp, nasty) |
| tart(noun, adjective, strong, severe, sharp) |
| acidulous(adjective, bitter, rare, acid, acerbic) |
| barbed(adjective, strong, sharp, nasty, unpleasant) |
| disparaging(adjective, severe, nasty, cross, speech) |
| severe(adjective, mean, sharp, nasty, cross) |
| abusive(adjective, mean, offensive, rude, foul) |
| venomous(adjective, discourtesy, acid, acerbic, acerb) |
| captious(adjective, mean, severe, sharp, nasty) |
| ridiculing(adjective, mocking, characteristic, sarcasm, contemptuous) |
| virulent(adjective, discourtesy, acid, acerbic, acerb) |
| carping(adjective, mean, severe, nasty, cross) |
| disdainful(adjective, offensive, cynical, disparaging, scornful) |
| malicious(adjective, mean, nasty, offensive, false) |
| poignant(adjective, strong, hard, sharp, harsh) |
| pointed(adjective, strong, sharp, harsh, powerful) |
| saucy(adjective, mean, sharp, nasty, informal) |
| sharp-tongued(adjective, mean, sharp, harsh, offensive) |
| derisory(adjective, characteristic, ridicule, sarcasm, acerbity) |
| arrogant(adjective, mean, keen, sharp, nasty) |