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incisive(adjective, clear, feeling, strong, keen)
24
sharp(adjective, mean, clear, feeling, attack)
22
caustic(adjective, mean, feeling, attack, strong)
19
biting(verb, adjective, attack, respect, keen)
18
sarcastic(adjective, mean, strong, evil, sharp)
17
cutting(adjective, mean, feeling, attack, strong)
17
pointed(adjective, strong, severe, sharp, nasty)
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acid(adjective, mean, attack, strong, respect)
12
penetrating(adjective, strong, keen, sharp, intense)
12
sardonic(adjective, mean, strong, evil, sharp)
11
scathing(adjective, mean, attack, strong, respect)
8
emphatic(adjective, sharp, importance, dynamic)
8
tart(adjective, strong, sharp, intense, speech)
7
astringent(adjective, attack, respect, keen, sharp)
7
harsh(adjective, mean, severe, sharp, nasty)
7
piercing(adjective, feeling, strong, keen, sharp)
7
stinging(adjective, attack, strong, respect, severe)
7
telling(adjective, strong, sharp, energetic, importance)
5
discerning(adjective, severe, sharp, harsh)
5
satiric(adjective, mean, keen, sharp)
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