sharp-tongued

[ shahrp-tuhngd ]

adjective

1. characterized by or given to harshness, bitterness, or sarcasm in speech.

sharp-tongued

adjective

1. bitter or critical in speech; sarcastic

Word History and Origins

Origin of sharp-tongued¹

First recorded in 1830–40

Example Sentences

When Veep returned Sunday night, its sharp-tongued writing was honed to a perfect razor edge.

From The Daily Beast

Quick-witted, sharp-tongued, and flirtatious, Anne drew a coterie of men to her, and each would lose his head for her.

From The Daily Beast

But away from the cameras, even sharp-tongued politicians recognize the imperative of avoiding the fate of Greece.

From The Daily Beast

Ashley's coded statements about escorting are laced with implications of regret, yet she can also be sharp-tongued and defiant.

From The Daily Beast

And finally I have known them to be rim-cut by associating with some sharp-tongued boy or girl.

From Project Gutenberg

Yesterday her lesson—that not all of God's vagrants are vile; to-day—that all sharp-tongued women are not viragoes.

From Project Gutenberg

Such a huge house for so limited a family had suggested the term to the sharp-tongued Cape Codders.

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It may be a bit sharp-tongued, fickle, a bit mischievous, but in the heart of the crowd there is no evil passion.

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Mrs. Saumarez smiled indulgently at this passage between two such sharp-tongued combatants.

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