sharp-tongued

[ shahrp-tuhngd ]
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adjective
  1. characterized by or given to harshness, bitterness, or sarcasm in speech.

Origin of sharp-tongued

1
First recorded in 1830–40

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How to use sharp-tongued in a sentence

  • Yesterday her lesson—that not all of God's vagrants are vile; to-day—that all sharp-tongued women are not viragoes.

    The Brass Bound Box | Evelyn Raymond
  • Such a huge house for so limited a family had suggested the term to the sharp-tongued Cape Codders.

    Sheila of Big Wreck Cove | James A. Cooper
  • It may be a bit sharp-tongued, fickle, a bit mischievous, but in the heart of the crowd there is no evil passion.

  • Mrs. Saumarez smiled indulgently at this passage between two such sharp-tongued combatants.

    The Revellers | Louis Tracy

British Dictionary definitions for sharp-tongued

sharp-tongued

adjective
  1. bitter or critical in speech; sarcastic

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