Having a fine edge, as for cutting

• 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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Having an end that tapers to a point

• pointy

  1. Having an end tapering to a point.

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  1. Having an end tapering to a point.

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• pointed

  1. Having an end coming to a point.
  2. Sharp; cutting:
  3. Obviously directed at or making reference to a particular person or thing:

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  1. Having an end coming to a point.
  2. Sharp; cutting:
  3. Obviously directed at or making reference to a particular person or thing:

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• mucronate

  1. Of or having a mucro; ending abruptly in a sharp point:

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  1. Of or having a mucro; ending abruptly in a sharp point:

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• cuspidated

  1. Alternative form of cuspidate.

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  1. Alternative form of cuspidate.

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• cuspidate

  1. Having a cusp.
  2. Terminating in or tipped with a sharp firm point:

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  1. Having a cusp.
  2. Terminating in or tipped with a sharp firm point:

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• cuspated

  1. Ending in a point.
  2. Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster's Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.

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  1. Ending in a point.
  2. Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster's Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.

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• cuspate

  1. Having a cusp.
  2. Shaped like a cusp.

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  1. Having a cusp.
  2. Shaped like a cusp.

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• acute

  1. Reacting readily to stimuli or impressions; sensitive:
  2. Keenly perceptive or discerning:
  3. Extremely sharp or severe; intense:

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  1. Reacting readily to stimuli or impressions; sensitive:
  2. Keenly perceptive or discerning:
  3. Extremely sharp or severe; intense:

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• acuminate

  1. Tapering gradually to a sharp point, as the tips of certain leaves.
  2. To sharpen or taper.

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  1. Tapering gradually to a sharp point, as the tips of certain leaves.
  2. To sharpen or taper.

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• aciculated

  1. Alternative form of aciculate.

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  1. Alternative form of aciculate.

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• aciculate

  1. having aciculae
  2. having marks like scratches made by a needle

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  1. having aciculae
  2. having marks like scratches made by a needle

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• acicular

  1. Having the shape of a needle:

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  1. Having the shape of a needle:

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Clearly defined; not ambiguous

• unmistakable

  1. Impossible to mistake or misinterpret; obvious:

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  1. Impossible to mistake or misinterpret; obvious:

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• unequivocal

  1. Admitting of no doubt or misunderstanding; clear and unambiguous:

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  1. Admitting of no doubt or misunderstanding; clear and unambiguous:

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• unambiguous

  1. Having or exhibiting no ambiguity or uncertainty; clear.

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  1. Having or exhibiting no ambiguity or uncertainty; clear.

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• distinct

  1. Readily distinguishable from all others; discrete:
  2. Easily perceived by the senses:
  3. Clearly defined; unquestionable:

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  1. Readily distinguishable from all others; discrete:
  2. Easily perceived by the senses:
  3. Clearly defined; unquestionable:

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• clear

  1. Free from clouds, mist, or haze:
  2. Not obscured or darkened; bright:
  3. Easily seen through; transparent:

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  1. Free from clouds, mist, or haze:
  2. Not obscured or darkened; bright:
  3. Easily seen through; transparent:

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Mentally quick and original

• smart

  1. Having or showing intelligence; bright.
  2. Canny and shrewd in dealings with others:
  3. Amusingly clever; witty:

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  1. Having or showing intelligence; bright.
  2. Canny and shrewd in dealings with others:
  3. Amusingly clever; witty:

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• sharp-witted

  1. Having or exhibiting keenly perceptive intellect.

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  1. Having or exhibiting keenly perceptive intellect.

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• quick-witted

  1. Mentally alert and sharp; keen.

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  1. Mentally alert and sharp; keen.

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• quick

  1. Moving or functioning rapidly and energetically; speedy:
  2. Learning, thinking, or understanding with speed and dexterity; bright:
  3. Perceiving or responding with speed and sensitivity; keen:

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  1. Moving or functioning rapidly and energetically; speedy:
  2. Learning, thinking, or understanding with speed and dexterity; bright:
  3. Perceiving or responding with speed and sensitivity; keen:

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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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• intelligent

  1. Having intelligence:
  2. Having a high degree of intelligence; mentally acute:
  3. Showing sound judgment and rationality:

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  1. Having intelligence:
  2. Having a high degree of intelligence; mentally acute:
  3. Showing sound judgment and rationality:

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• clever

  1. Mentally quick and original; bright:
  2. Skilled at accomplishing things, especially with the hands:
  3. Crafty; cunning:

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  1. Mentally quick and original; bright:
  2. Skilled at accomplishing things, especially with the hands:
  3. Crafty; cunning:

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• bright

  1. Emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts; shining.
  2. Comparatively high on the scale of brightness:
  3. Full of light or illumination:

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  1. Emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts; shining.
  2. Comparatively high on the scale of brightness:
  3. Full of light or illumination:

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• alert

  1. Vigilantly attentive; watchful:
  2. Mentally responsive and perceptive; quick.
  3. Brisk or lively in action:

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  1. Vigilantly attentive; watchful:
  2. Mentally responsive and perceptive; quick.
  3. Brisk or lively in action:

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Possessing or displaying perceptions of great accuracy and sensitivity

• 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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• sensitive

  1. Capable of perceiving with a sense or senses:
  2. Responsive to external conditions or stimulation; having sensation:
  3. Susceptible to slight differences or changes in the environment:

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  1. Capable of perceiving with a sense or senses:
  2. Responsive to external conditions or stimulation; having sensation:
  3. Susceptible to slight differences or changes in the environment:

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• probing

  1. Of something that investigates or explores deeply.
  2. The action of investigating or exploring.
  3. Present participle of probe.

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  1. Of something that investigates or explores deeply.
  2. The action of investigating or exploring.
  3. Present participle of probe.

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• perceptive

  1. Of or relating to perception:
  2. Having the ability to perceive; keen in discernment.
  3. Marked by discernment and understanding; sensitive.

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  1. Of or relating to perception:
  2. Having the ability to perceive; keen in discernment.
  3. Marked by discernment and understanding; sensitive.

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• penetrating

  1. Able or seeming to penetrate:
  2. Keenly perceptive or understanding; acute:

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  1. Able or seeming to penetrate:
  2. Keenly perceptive or understanding; acute:

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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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• incisive

  1. Penetrating, clear, and sharp, as in operation or expression:

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  1. Penetrating, clear, and sharp, as in operation or expression:

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• acute

  1. Reacting readily to stimuli or impressions; sensitive:
  2. Keenly perceptive or discerning:
  3. Extremely sharp or severe; intense:

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  1. Reacting readily to stimuli or impressions; sensitive:
  2. Keenly perceptive or discerning:
  3. Extremely sharp or severe; intense:

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Deceitfully clever

• wily

  1. Full of wiles; cunning.

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  1. Full of wiles; cunning.

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• tricky

  1. Given to or characterized by trickery.
  2. Requiring caution or skill:

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  1. Given to or characterized by trickery.
  2. Requiring caution or skill:

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• sly

  1. Clever or cunning, especially in the practice of deceit.
  2. Stealthy or surreptitious:
  3. Playfully mischievous:

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  1. Clever or cunning, especially in the practice of deceit.
  2. Stealthy or surreptitious:
  3. Playfully mischievous:

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• scheming

  1. given to forming schemes or plots; crafty, tricky, deceitful, etc.

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  1. given to forming schemes or plots; crafty, tricky, deceitful, etc.

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• guileful

  1. Full of guile; deceitfully or treacherously cunning.

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  1. Full of guile; deceitfully or treacherously cunning.

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• foxy

  1. Of or resembling a fox.
  2. Slyly clever; crafty:
  3. Having a reddish-brown color.

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  1. Of or resembling a fox.
  2. Slyly clever; crafty:
  3. Having a reddish-brown color.

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• cunning

  1. Marked by or given to artful subtlety and deceptiveness.
  2. Executed with or exhibiting ingenuity.
  3. Delicately pleasing; pretty or cute:

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  1. Marked by or given to artful subtlety and deceptiveness.
  2. Executed with or exhibiting ingenuity.
  3. Delicately pleasing; pretty or cute:

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• crafty

  1. Skilled in or marked by underhandedness, deviousness, or deception.
  2. Skillful; dexterous.

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  1. Skilled in or marked by underhandedness, deviousness, or deception.
  2. Skillful; dexterous.

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• artful

  1. Exhibiting art or skill:
  2. Skillful in accomplishing a purpose, especially by the use of cunning or craft.
  3. Artificial.

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  1. Exhibiting art or skill:
  2. Skillful in accomplishing a purpose, especially by the use of cunning or craft.
  3. Artificial.

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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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• 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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• biting

  1. Causing a stinging sensation; nipping:
  2. Injuring or capable of injuring the feelings; caustic:
  3. Of or relating to insects and certain other animals that wound the skin with a sting, mouthparts, or fangs.

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  1. Causing a stinging sensation; nipping:
  2. Injuring or capable of injuring the feelings; caustic:
  3. Of or relating to insects and certain other animals that wound the skin with a sting, mouthparts, or fangs.

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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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Marked by severity or intensity

• stabbing

  1. (of pain) sharp, intense
  2. An incident in which a person is stabbed.
  3. Present participle of stab.

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  1. (of pain) sharp, intense
  2. An incident in which a person is stabbed.
  3. Present participle of stab.

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• shooting

  1. the act or an instance of shooting a gun, specif., one that results in wounding or killing

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  1. the act or an instance of shooting a gun, specif., one that results in wounding or killing

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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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• lancinating

  1. Characterized by a sensation of cutting, piercing, or stabbing.

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  1. Characterized by a sensation of cutting, piercing, or stabbing.

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• knifelike

  1. Resembling a knife or its effects.

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  1. Resembling a knife or its effects.

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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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• acute

  1. Reacting readily to stimuli or impressions; sensitive:
  2. Keenly perceptive or discerning:
  3. Extremely sharp or severe; intense:

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  1. Reacting readily to stimuli or impressions; sensitive:
  2. Keenly perceptive or discerning:
  3. Extremely sharp or severe; intense:

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Affecting the organs of taste or smell with a strong and often harsh sensation

• poignant

  1. Arousing deep emotion, especially pity or sorrow; touching:
  2. Keenly distressing to the mind or feelings:
  3. Physically painful:

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  1. Arousing deep emotion, especially pity or sorrow; touching:
  2. Keenly distressing to the mind or feelings:
  3. Physically painful:

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• zesty

  1. Having a piquant or pungent taste; spicy.
  2. Zestful.

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  1. Having a piquant or pungent taste; spicy.
  2. Zestful.

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• spicy

  1. Having the flavor, aroma, or quality of spice.
  2. Piquant; zesty:
  3. Producing or abounding in spices.

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  1. Having the flavor, aroma, or quality of spice.
  2. Piquant; zesty:
  3. Producing or abounding in spices.

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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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• piquant

  1. Pleasantly pungent or tart in taste; spicy.
  2. Appealingly provocative; charming:
  3. Causing hurt feelings; stinging:

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  1. Pleasantly pungent or tart in taste; spicy.
  2. Appealingly provocative; charming:
  3. Causing hurt feelings; stinging:

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Being or in accordance with the current fashion

• with-it

  1. Interested in and sensitive to the latest styles and trends; up-to-date.
  2. Streetwise and knowing; savvy.
  3. Mentally competent.

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  1. Interested in and sensitive to the latest styles and trends; up-to-date.
  2. Streetwise and knowing; savvy.
  3. Mentally competent.

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• trendy

  1. Of or in accord with the latest fad or fashion:
  2. One who avidly follows the latest fads or trends:

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  1. Of or in accord with the latest fad or fashion:
  2. One who avidly follows the latest fads or trends:

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• tony

  1. Marked by an elegant or exclusive manner or quality:

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  1. Marked by an elegant or exclusive manner or quality:

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• swish

  1. To move with a hissing or whistling sound.
  2. To rustle, as silk.
  3. To cause to move with a swishing sound:

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  1. To move with a hissing or whistling sound.
  2. To rustle, as silk.
  3. To cause to move with a swishing sound:

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• snappy

  1. Lively or energetic; brisk:
  2. Smart or chic in appearance:
  3. Snappish:

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  1. Lively or energetic; brisk:
  2. Smart or chic in appearance:
  3. Snappish:

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• in

  1. Within the limits, bounds, or area of:
  2. From the outside to a point within; into:
  3. To or at a situation or condition of:

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  1. Within the limits, bounds, or area of:
  2. From the outside to a point within; into:
  3. To or at a situation or condition of:

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• classy

  1. Highly stylish; elegant.

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  1. Highly stylish; elegant.

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• trig

  1. Smart and trim, as in appearance; neat:
  2. To make trim or neat, especially in dress:

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  1. Smart and trim, as in appearance; neat:
  2. To make trim or neat, especially in dress:

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• swanky

  1. Strikingly fashionable or luxurious.
  2. Ostentatious or pretentious.

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  1. Strikingly fashionable or luxurious.
  2. Ostentatious or pretentious.

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• swank

  1. Stylishness or elegance.
  2. Swagger or pretension.
  3. Swanky.

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  1. Stylishness or elegance.
  2. Swagger or pretension.
  3. Swanky.

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• stylish

  1. Conforming to the current fashion; modish.

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  1. Conforming to the current fashion; modish.

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• smart

  1. Having or showing intelligence; bright.
  2. Canny and shrewd in dealings with others:
  3. Amusingly clever; witty:

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  1. Having or showing intelligence; bright.
  2. Canny and shrewd in dealings with others:
  3. Amusingly clever; witty:

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• posh

  1. Fashionable or luxurious:
  2. Typical of the upper class, especially in the United Kingdom:
  3. Affectedly imitating characteristics of the upper class; pretentious:

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  1. Fashionable or luxurious:
  2. Typical of the upper class, especially in the United Kingdom:
  3. Affectedly imitating characteristics of the upper class; pretentious:

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• modish

  1. Being in or conforming to the prevailing or current fashion; stylish:

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  1. Being in or conforming to the prevailing or current fashion; stylish:

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• mod

  1. An unconventionally modern style of fashionable dress originating in England in the 1960s.
  2. In or characteristic of this unconventionally modern style.
  3. Fashionably up-to-date, especially in style, design, or dress.

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  1. An unconventionally modern style of fashionable dress originating in England in the 1960s.
  2. In or characteristic of this unconventionally modern style.
  3. Fashionably up-to-date, especially in style, design, or dress.

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• fashionable

  1. Conforming to the current styles or trends; stylish:
  2. Adopting or setting current styles or trends:
  3. Associated with or frequented by stylish or trend-setting people:

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  1. Conforming to the current styles or trends; stylish:
  2. Adopting or setting current styles or trends:
  3. Associated with or frequented by stylish or trend-setting people:

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• dashing

  1. Audacious and gallant; spirited:
  2. Marked by showy elegance; splendid:

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  1. Audacious and gallant; spirited:
  2. Marked by showy elegance; splendid:

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• chic

  1. Conforming to the current fashion; stylish:
  2. Adopting or setting current fashions and styles; sophisticated:
  3. The quality or state of being stylish; fashionableness.

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  1. Conforming to the current fashion; stylish:
  2. Adopting or setting current fashions and styles; sophisticated:
  3. The quality or state of being stylish; fashionableness.

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• a la mode

  1. According to the prevailing style or fashion.
  2. Served with ice cream:

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  1. According to the prevailing style or fashion.
  2. Served with ice cream:

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Having a keen edge

• knife-edged

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• knifelike

  1. Resembling a knife or its effects.

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  1. Resembling a knife or its effects.

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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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• fine

  1. Of superior quality, skill, or appearance:
  2. Excellent in character or ability:
  3. Very small in size, weight, or thickness:

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  1. Of superior quality, skill, or appearance:
  2. Excellent in character or ability:
  3. Very small in size, weight, or thickness:

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• sharp-edged

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• razor-sharp

  1. As sharp as a razor, extremely or ultimately sharp.
  2. (idiomatic) Very clever or quick-witted.

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  1. As sharp as a razor, extremely or ultimately sharp.
  2. (idiomatic) Very clever or quick-witted.

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• honed to razor sharpness

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• honed

  1. Made sharp.
  2. Made more accurate or precise.
  3. simple past tense and past participle of hone

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  1. Made sharp.
  2. Made more accurate or precise.
  3. simple past tense and past participle of hone

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• ground fine

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• sharpened

  1. Having a sharp point or edge.
  2. simple past tense and past participle of sharpen

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  1. Having a sharp point or edge.
  2. simple past tense and past participle of sharpen

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• razor-edged

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• keen-edged

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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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• edged

  1. Past tense of to edge.
  2. referring to something that has a sharp planar surface

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  1. Past tense of to edge.
  2. referring to something that has a sharp planar surface

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• acute

  1. Reacting readily to stimuli or impressions; sensitive:
  2. Keenly perceptive or discerning:
  3. Extremely sharp or severe; intense:

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  1. Reacting readily to stimuli or impressions; sensitive:
  2. Keenly perceptive or discerning:
  3. Extremely sharp or severe; intense:

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Having a keen point

• aciculiform

  1. Needle-shaped; acicular.

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  1. Needle-shaped; acicular.

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• aciculated

  1. Alternative form of aciculate.

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  1. Alternative form of aciculate.

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• aciculate

  1. having aciculae
  2. having marks like scratches made by a needle

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  1. having aciculae
  2. having marks like scratches made by a needle

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• muricate

  1. Covered with many short spines.

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  1. Covered with many short spines.

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• aculeate

  1. Having a stinger, as a bee or wasp.
  2. Having sharp prickles.

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  1. Having a stinger, as a bee or wasp.
  2. Having sharp prickles.

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• acuminate

  1. Tapering gradually to a sharp point, as the tips of certain leaves.
  2. To sharpen or taper.

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  1. Tapering gradually to a sharp point, as the tips of certain leaves.
  2. To sharpen or taper.

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• acuate

  1. having a sharp point

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  1. having a sharp point

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• unguiculate

  1. Having or resembling nails or claws.
  2. Having nails or claws, as opposed to hooves. Used of mammals.
  3. Having a claw-shaped base:

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  1. Having or resembling nails or claws.
  2. Having nails or claws, as opposed to hooves. Used of mammals.
  3. Having a claw-shaped base:

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• horned

  1. Having a horn, horns, or a hornlike growth.

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  1. Having a horn, horns, or a hornlike growth.

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• tapering

  1. Present participle of taper.
  2. A tapered shape.

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  1. Present participle of taper.
  2. A tapered shape.

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• tapered

  1. simple past tense and past participle of taper
  2. narrowing gradually towards a point

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  1. simple past tense and past participle of taper
  2. narrowing gradually towards a point

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• pronged

  1. having prongs

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  1. having prongs

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• sharp as a needle

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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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• briery

  1. Alternative spelling of briary.
  2. A place where briars grow.

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  1. Alternative spelling of briary.
  2. A place where briars grow.

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• needlelike

  1. Resembling a needle in shape

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  1. Resembling a needle in shape

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• barbed

  1. Having barbs.
  2. Cutting; stinging:

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  1. Having barbs.
  2. Cutting; stinging:

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• prickly

  1. Having prickles.
  2. Prickling or tingling or smarting:
  3. Causing trouble or vexation; thorny:

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  1. Having prickles.
  2. Prickling or tingling or smarting:
  3. Causing trouble or vexation; thorny:

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• thorny

  1. Having many thorns or abounding in thorn-covered vegetation:
  2. Spiny or prickly.
  3. Controversial, problematic, or vexatious:

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  1. Having many thorns or abounding in thorn-covered vegetation:
  2. Spiny or prickly.
  3. Controversial, problematic, or vexatious:

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• spiny

  1. Bearing or covered with spines, thorns, or similar stiff projections.
  2. Shaped like a spine.

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  1. Bearing or covered with spines, thorns, or similar stiff projections.
  2. Shaped like a spine.

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• salient

  1. Strikingly conspicuous; prominent.
  2. Projecting or jutting beyond a line or surface; protruding:
  3. Springing; jumping:

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  1. Strikingly conspicuous; prominent.
  2. Projecting or jutting beyond a line or surface; protruding:
  3. Springing; jumping:

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• fine

  1. Of superior quality, skill, or appearance:
  2. Excellent in character or ability:
  3. Very small in size, weight, or thickness:

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  1. Of superior quality, skill, or appearance:
  2. Excellent in character or ability:
  3. Very small in size, weight, or thickness:

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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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• needle-pointed

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• peaked

  1. Ending in a peak; pointed:

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  1. Ending in a peak; pointed:

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• spiky

  1. Having one or more projecting sharp points.
  2. Grouchy or cross in temperament.

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  1. Having one or more projecting sharp points.
  2. Grouchy or cross in temperament.

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• spiked

  1. (of a beverage) Containing alcohol or drugs, often without the informing those who partake.
  2. Having spikes.
  3. Of a graph or trend that has rapidly reached a maximum.

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  1. (of a beverage) Containing alcohol or drugs, often without the informing those who partake.
  2. Having spikes.
  3. Of a graph or trend that has rapidly reached a maximum.

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• sharp-pointed

  1. Having a sharp point

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  1. Having a sharp point

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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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• pointed

  1. Having an end coming to a point.
  2. Sharp; cutting:
  3. Obviously directed at or making reference to a particular person or thing:

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  1. Having an end coming to a point.
  2. Sharp; cutting:
  3. Obviously directed at or making reference to a particular person or thing:

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Having a keen mind

• bright

  1. Emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts; shining.
  2. Comparatively high on the scale of brightness:
  3. Full of light or illumination:

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  1. Emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts; shining.
  2. Comparatively high on the scale of brightness:
  3. Full of light or illumination:

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• astute

  1. Having or showing shrewdness and discernment, especially with respect to one's own concerns.

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  1. Having or showing shrewdness and discernment, especially with respect to one's own concerns.

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• clever

  1. Mentally quick and original; bright:
  2. Skilled at accomplishing things, especially with the hands:
  3. Crafty; cunning:

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  1. Mentally quick and original; bright:
  2. Skilled at accomplishing things, especially with the hands:
  3. Crafty; cunning:

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Having the ability to wound with words

• 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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• biting

  1. Causing a stinging sensation; nipping:
  2. Injuring or capable of injuring the feelings; caustic:
  3. Of or relating to insects and certain other animals that wound the skin with a sting, mouthparts, or fangs.

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  1. Causing a stinging sensation; nipping:
  2. Injuring or capable of injuring the feelings; caustic:
  3. Of or relating to insects and certain other animals that wound the skin with a sting, mouthparts, or fangs.

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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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Not quite honest or honorable

• underhand

  1. Executed with the hand brought forward and up from below the level of the shoulder; underarm:
  2. Dishonest and sneaky; underhanded.
  3. With an underhand movement:

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  1. Executed with the hand brought forward and up from below the level of the shoulder; underarm:
  2. Dishonest and sneaky; underhanded.
  3. With an underhand movement:

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• designing

  1. Conniving; crafty.
  2. Showing or exercising forethought.

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  1. Conniving; crafty.
  2. Showing or exercising forethought.

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• crafty

  1. Skilled in or marked by underhandedness, deviousness, or deception.
  2. Skillful; dexterous.

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  1. Skilled in or marked by underhandedness, deviousness, or deception.
  2. Skillful; dexterous.

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Distinct

• explicit