So sharp as to cause mental pain

• vitriolic

  1. Of, similar to, or derived from a vitriol.
  2. Bitterly scathing; caustic:

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  1. Of, similar to, or derived from a vitriol.
  2. Bitterly scathing; caustic:

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• truculent

  1. Disposed or eager to fight or engage in hostile opposition; belligerent.
  2. Showing or expressing bitter opposition or hostility; aggressively defiant:
  3. Disposed to violence; ferocious or cruel.

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  1. Disposed or eager to fight or engage in hostile opposition; belligerent.
  2. Showing or expressing bitter opposition or hostility; aggressively defiant:
  3. Disposed to violence; ferocious or cruel.

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• trenchant

  1. Forceful and clear; penetrating:
  2. Caustic; cutting:
  3. Distinct; clear-cut:

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  1. Forceful and clear; penetrating:
  2. Caustic; cutting:
  3. Distinct; clear-cut:

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• stinging

  1. Having the capacity to sting.
  2. Present participle of sting.

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  1. Having the capacity to sting.
  2. Present participle of sting.

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• slashing

  1. Bitingly critical or satiric:
  2. Dashing; pelting:
  3. Brilliant; intense:

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  1. Bitingly critical or satiric:
  2. Dashing; pelting:
  3. Brilliant; intense:

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• sharp

  1. Having a thin edge or a fine point suitable for or capable of cutting or piercing.
  2. Having clear form and detail:
  3. Terminating in an edge or a point:

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  1. Having a thin edge or a fine point suitable for or capable of cutting or piercing.
  2. Having clear form and detail:
  3. Terminating in an edge or a point:

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• scathing

  1. Bitterly denunciatory; harshly critical:
  2. Harmful or painful; injurious.

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  1. Bitterly denunciatory; harshly critical:
  2. Harmful or painful; injurious.

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• pungent

  1. Affecting the organs of taste or smell with a sharp acrid sensation.
  2. Penetrating, biting, or caustic:
  3. To the point; sharp:

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  1. Affecting the organs of taste or smell with a sharp acrid sensation.
  2. Penetrating, biting, or caustic:
  3. To the point; sharp:

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• mordant

  1. Bitingly sarcastic:
  2. Incisive and trenchant:
  3. Bitingly painful.

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  1. Bitingly sarcastic:
  2. Incisive and trenchant:
  3. Bitingly painful.

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• mordacious

  1. Given to biting; biting.
  2. Caustic; sarcastic.

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  1. Given to biting; biting.
  2. Caustic; sarcastic.

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• cutting

  1. Capable of or designed for incising, shearing, or severing:
  2. Sharply penetrating; piercing:
  3. Injuring or capable of injuring the feelings of others:

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  1. Capable of or designed for incising, shearing, or severing:
  2. Sharply penetrating; piercing:
  3. Injuring or capable of injuring the feelings of others:

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• corrosive

  1. Having the capability or tendency to cause corrosion:
  2. Gradually destructive; steadily harmful:
  3. Spitefully sarcastic:

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  1. Having the capability or tendency to cause corrosion:
  2. Gradually destructive; steadily harmful:
  3. Spitefully sarcastic:

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• caustic

  1. Capable of burning, corroding, dissolving, or eating away by chemical action.
  2. Sarcastic or cutting; biting:
  3. Given to making caustic remarks:

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  1. Capable of burning, corroding, dissolving, or eating away by chemical action.
  2. Sarcastic or cutting; biting:
  3. Given to making caustic remarks:

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• astringent

  1. Tending to draw together or constrict tissues; styptic.
  2. Sharp and penetrating; pungent or severe:
  3. A substance or preparation, such as alum, that draws together or constricts body tissues and is effective in stopping the flow of blood or other secretions.

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  1. Tending to draw together or constrict tissues; styptic.
  2. Sharp and penetrating; pungent or severe:
  3. A substance or preparation, such as alum, that draws together or constricts body tissues and is effective in stopping the flow of blood or other secretions.

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• acrid

  1. Unpleasantly sharp, pungent, or bitter to the taste or smell.
  2. Caustic in language or tone:

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  1. Unpleasantly sharp, pungent, or bitter to the taste or smell.
  2. Caustic in language or tone:

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• acidic

  1. Acid.
  2. Tending to form an acid.

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  1. Acid.
  2. Tending to form an acid.

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• acid

  1. Any of a class of substances whose aqueous solutions are characterized by a sour taste, the ability to turn blue litmus red, and the ability to react with bases and certain metals to form salts.
  2. A substance that yields hydrogen ions when dissolved in water.
  3. A substance that can act as a proton donor.

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  1. Any of a class of substances whose aqueous solutions are characterized by a sour taste, the ability to turn blue litmus red, and the ability to react with bases and certain metals to form salts.
  2. A substance that yields hydrogen ions when dissolved in water.
  3. A substance that can act as a proton donor.

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• acerbic

  1. Sour or bitter tasting; acid.
  2. Sharp or biting, as in character or expression:

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  1. Sour or bitter tasting; acid.
  2. Sharp or biting, as in character or expression:

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Acidulous

• stinging

  1. Having the capacity to sting.
  2. Present participle of sting.

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  1. Having the capacity to sting.
  2. Present participle of sting.

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• tangy

  1. having a tang, or pleasantly sharp flavor

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  1. having a tang, or pleasantly sharp flavor

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• keen

  1. Having a fine, sharp cutting edge or point.
  2. Having or marked by intellectual quickness and acuity.
  3. Acutely sensitive:

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  1. Having a fine, sharp cutting edge or point.
  2. Having or marked by intellectual quickness and acuity.
  3. Acutely sensitive:

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• sharp

  1. Having a thin edge or a fine point suitable for or capable of cutting or piercing.
  2. Having clear form and detail:
  3. Terminating in an edge or a point:

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  1. Having a thin edge or a fine point suitable for or capable of cutting or piercing.
  2. Having clear form and detail:
  3. Terminating in an edge or a point:

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In the act of biting

• chomping

  1. Present participle of chomp.
  2. The sound or action of one who chomps.

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  1. Present participle of chomp.
  2. The sound or action of one who chomps.

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• champing

  1. Present participle of champ.
  2. The sound or action of one who champs.

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  1. Present participle of champ.
  2. The sound or action of one who champs.

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• sinking teeth into

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• with teeth in

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• in the mouth

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• worrying

  1. Inducing worry.
  2. Present participle of worry.
  3. The act of worrying or harassing somebody.

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  1. Inducing worry.
  2. Present participle of worry.
  3. The act of worrying or harassing somebody.

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• chewing

  1. Present participle of chew.
  2. (drugs) The consumption of (the juice from) the khat plant.

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  1. Present participle of chew.
  2. (drugs) The consumption of (the juice from) the khat plant.

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• gripping

  1. Catching the attention; exciting; interesting; absorbing; fascinating.
  2. Present participle of grip.

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  1. Catching the attention; exciting; interesting; absorbing; fascinating.
  2. Present participle of grip.

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• crunching

  1. the act of making a crunch noise.
  2. Present participle of crunch.

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  1. the act of making a crunch noise.
  2. Present participle of crunch.

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• munching

  1. Present participle of munch.
  2. The sound or action of one who munches.

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  1. Present participle of munch.
  2. The sound or action of one who munches.

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• gnawing

  1. a sensation of dull, constant pain or suffering
  2. pangs, esp. of hunger

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  1. a sensation of dull, constant pain or suffering
  2. pangs, esp. of hunger

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• snapping

  1. Present participle of snap.
  2. The sound or action of a snap.
  3. The act of snapping at, or speaking sharply to, somebody.

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  1. Present participle of snap.
  2. The sound or action of a snap.
  3. The act of snapping at, or speaking sharply to, somebody.

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• nibbling

  1. Present participle of nibble.
  2. The act or sound of one who nibbles.
  3. A small adjustment or encroachment.

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  1. Present participle of nibble.
  2. The act or sound of one who nibbles.
  3. A small adjustment or encroachment.

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• nipping

  1. Sharp and biting, as the cold.
  2. Bitingly sarcastic.

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  1. Sharp and biting, as the cold.
  2. Bitingly sarcastic.

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• mangling

  1. Present participle of mangle.
  2. An act in which something is mangled

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  1. Present participle of mangle.
  2. An act in which something is mangled

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• masticating

  1. Present participle of masticate.

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  1. Present participle of masticate.

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• tasting

  1. the process of, or an event for, tasting and evaluating a number of wines or other beverages or foods

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  1. the process of, or an event for, tasting and evaluating a number of wines or other beverages or foods

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• holding

  1. Land rented or leased from another.
  2. Legally owned property, such as land, capital, or stocks.
  3. The collection of books and other reading materials at a library.

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  1. Land rented or leased from another.
  2. Legally owned property, such as land, capital, or stocks.
  3. The collection of books and other reading materials at a library.

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• lacerating

  1. Present participle of lacerate.

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  1. Present participle of lacerate.

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• incising

  1. Present participle of incise.

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  1. Present participle of incise.

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• puncturing

  1. Present participle of puncture.
  2. The act by which something is punctured.

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  1. Present participle of puncture.
  2. The act by which something is punctured.

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• piercing

  1. Very loud; shrill:
  2. Fixed and intense in appearance:
  3. Causing pain, especially because of cold:

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  1. Very loud; shrill:
  2. Fixed and intense in appearance:
  3. Causing pain, especially because of cold:

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• abrading

  1. Present participle of abrade.

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  1. Present participle of abrade.

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• wounding

  1. The act of inflicting a wound.
  2. Present participle of wound.

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  1. The act of inflicting a wound.
  2. Present participle of wound.

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• seizing

  1. A binding of multiple turns of thread or light line around a rope end to keep it from unlaying.
  2. The lighter line so used.

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  1. A binding of multiple turns of thread or light line around a rope end to keep it from unlaying.
  2. The lighter line so used.

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Sarcastic

• bitter

  1. Having or being a taste that is sharp, acrid, and unpleasant.
  2. Causing a sharply unpleasant, painful, or stinging sensation; harsh:
  3. Difficult or distasteful to accept, admit, or bear:

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  1. Having or being a taste that is sharp, acrid, and unpleasant.
  2. Causing a sharply unpleasant, painful, or stinging sensation; harsh:
  3. Difficult or distasteful to accept, admit, or bear:

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• acrimonious

  1. Bitter and sharp in language or tone; rancorous:

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  1. Bitter and sharp in language or tone; rancorous:

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• cutting

  1. Capable of or designed for incising, shearing, or severing:
  2. Sharply penetrating; piercing:
  3. Injuring or capable of injuring the feelings of others:

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  1. Capable of or designed for incising, shearing, or severing:
  2. Sharply penetrating; piercing:
  3. Injuring or capable of injuring the feelings of others:

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• caustic

  1. Capable of burning, corroding, dissolving, or eating away by chemical action.
  2. Sarcastic or cutting; biting:
  3. Given to making caustic remarks:

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  1. Capable of burning, corroding, dissolving, or eating away by chemical action.
  2. Sarcastic or cutting; biting:
  3. Given to making caustic remarks:

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