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bit⋅ing

   [bahy-ting]
–adjective
1. nipping; smarting; keen: biting cold; a biting sensation on the tongue.
2. cutting; sarcastic: a biting remark.
Origin:
1250–1300; ME bitynge. See bite, -ing 2
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bit·ing     (bī'tĭng)  Pronunciation Key 
adj.  
  1. Causing a stinging sensation; nipping: biting cold.
  2. Capable of gripping and affecting or wounding; cutting: a biting aphorism. See Synonyms at incisive.
  3. Of or relating to insects and certain other animals that wound the skin with a sting, mouthparts, or fangs.

bit'ing·ly adv.
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bitingly

adverb
extremely and sharply; "it was bitterly cold"; "bitter cold" [syn: piercingly] 

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Bitingly

Bit"ing*ly\, adv. In a biting manner.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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