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adjective

So sharp as to cause mental pain:

acerbic, acid, acidic, acrid, astringent, biting, caustic, corrosive, cutting, mordacious, mordant, pungent, scathing, sharp, slashing, trenchant, truculent, vitriolic. See attack, respect

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