Biting synonyms and antonyms
bī'tĭng
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In the act of biting
Keenly perceptive or intelligent:
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Strongly affecting the senses of smell and taste:
Bitter; piercing; acrimonious; cutting; stinging; severe; as, keen satire or sarcasm.
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Having a tang, or pleasantly sharp flavor
That seizes the attention; impressive.
In the act of biting
incising
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That nips, or pinches
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in the mouth
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with teeth in
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sinking teeth into
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Wounding the feelings; sarcastic
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The definition of acrimonious is when someone or something is bitter or harsh in manner or speech, or rubs a person the wrong way.
Resulting from or expressive of severe grief, anguish, or disappointment:
sour (related)
Having the sharp, acid taste of lemon juice, vinegar, green fruit, etc.
sarcastic (related)
Using, or fond of using, sarcasm
Acid is defined as something that has a sour taste, or something that has a pH of less than 7 in chemistry.
A substance or preparation, such as alum, that draws together or constricts body tissues, resulting in decreased flow of blood or other secretions.
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Affecting the sense of smell (as of hunting dogs) only feebly; having lost its odour.
Eating away; having the power of gradually wearing, hanging, or destroying the texture or substance of a body; as the corrosive action of an acid.
Causing erosion:
Quickly proceeding to judgment and forceful in expression; decisive; forthright.
Keen or acute; discerning
Causing hurt feelings; stinging:
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Penetrating, biting, or caustic:
Inflamed; sore:
The definition of satirical is something that uses or contains satire, which is humor or irony that is sarcastic or ridiculing.
Bitterly denunciatory; harshly critical:
Stern or forbidding, as in manner or appearance:
Caustic; cutting:
mild (antonym)
(Of a rule or punishment) Of only moderate severity.
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calm (antonym)
The definition of calm is someone or something who is peaceful and free from stress or worries.
bland (antonym)
Pleasant in manner; smooth:
nice (antonym)
1822, T. Creevey, Reminiscences, 28 Jul:
Sharp or biting, as in character or expression:
Caustic; sarcastic.
Dashing; pelting:
attack (related)
Designed or used for carrying out a hostile or aggressive attack
respect (related)
So sharp as to cause mental pain
Stinging; cutting
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To harden or impart a finish to by subjecting to intense heat; fire:
(Intransitive, dated) To be punctured; to suffer or feel a sharp pain, as by puncture.
To cheat or deceive or to practice trickery or deception.
To have a prickling or stinging feeling, as from cold, a sharp slap, excitement, etc.
Taste is defined as to try a food or drink or to notice the flavor of something.
In a smart way
To deteriorate or degenerate through inactivity or neglect:
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To rip, cut, or tear.
To compel (a person) to serve in the military, particularly in the naval forces, especially by seizure.
To stop the movement or progress of:
To make a long deep cut in; slash deeply.
(Intransitive) To consume (something solid or semi-solid, usually food) by putting it into the mouth and swallowing it.
To eat into or wear away gradually, as by rusting or by the action of chemicals
To foil or escape by tricks or by good luck
To blight is to spoil or destroy something or to cause an urban area to become run-down and neglected.
(Archaic) To stop for food during a journey
(Intransitive) To hold, be attached, or devoted; to remain fixed, either by personal union or conformity of faith, principle, or opinion; as, men adhere to a party, a cause, a leader, a church.
To incur the risk of
(Intransitive) To enlist oneself as a volunteer.
To hook (a fish that has taken the bait) by a pull on the line.
To carve, cut, or etch into a block or surface used for printing.
To decay; rot or putrefy.
To absorb; engross:
To grow worse; degenerate:
To cause to pass into solution:
To eat into; corrode:
To undergo decomposition, especially organic decomposition; decay.
To scorch or burn the surface of
To impress or delineate clearly:
To mutilate or disfigure by battering, hacking, cutting, or tearing:
(Intransitive) To chew cud. (Said of ruminants.) Involves regurgitating partially digested food from the rumen.
Gulp is defined as to swallow or inhale quickly or deeply.
To caress or rub with the mouth or lips
To wear a sailing vessel
chancing (related)
To leave to chance; risk
paining (related)
To have or cause pain
venomous (related)
bite (related)
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