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

These days, everyone thinks they’re a political savant, a sharp-tongued thinker who can see the world for what it is.

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Before he was a TV host or culinary demigod, Anthony Bourdain was a writer: sharp-tongued, sensual, and totally unafraid to follow a story wherever it led.

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Meanwhile, Paul Keating, a famously sharp-tongued advocate for closer ties with China, said this "might very well be the moment Washington saves Australia from itself".

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To Hamill — one of Hollywood’s most outspoken and sharp-tongued Trump critics — the country itself feels battered, just months into a second term he sees as a dangerous backslide.

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As Nancy’s torn between being the picture-perfect housewife and the rebellious free thinker, Kidman recalls the sharp-tongued Joanna Eberhart from “The Stepford Wives,” who fought against her community’s robotic femininity until it consumed her.

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