acid-tongued

[as-id-tuhngd]

adjective

1. bitingly critical or sarcastic; sharp-tongued.

   a critic famous for his acid-tongued reviews.

Example Sentences

Fellow Downton star Samantha Bond says fledgling performers in the series sometimes found it hard to distinguish between Dame Maggie and the acid-tongued dowager countess she portrayed.

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The veteran actor won the Emmy for lead actress in a limited series for her performance as Liz Danvers, an acid-tongued police chief, in the fourth installment of HBO’s anthology series.

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During the 76th Primetime Emmy Awards on Sunday, Foster took the stage at Peacock Theater to accept the statuette for lead actress in a limited series for her performance as Liz Danvers, the acid-tongued police chief who is tasked with investigating the disappearance of eight men in the fictional town of Ennis, Alaska.

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One of the candidates, Robin Ficker, garnered national attention years ago as an acid-tongued sports heckler at basketball games for Washington’s NBA team when it played in Landover, Maryland.

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He worked alongside Bill Graham — the acid-tongued concert promoter who championed rock acts during San Francisco’s psychedelic era and went on to play a leading role in pop music’s emergence as a cultural force.

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