caustic+remark
121cutting — 1. noun a newspaper cutting Syn: clipping, article, piece, column, paragraph 2. adjective a cutting remark Syn: hurtful, wounding, barbed, scathing, caustic, sarcastic, snide, spiteful …
122pointed — adjective 1) a pointed stick Syn: sharp, spiky, spiked, tapering, barbed; informal pointy 2) a pointed remark Syn: cutting, biting, incisive, acerbic, caustic, scathing …
123brickbat — /ˈbrɪkbæt/ (say brikbat) noun 1. a piece of broken brick, especially one used as a missile. 2. any rocklike missile. 3. an unkind remark; caustic criticism: *There have been times when it has been the in thing to kick Ernie – he deserves many of… …
124tart — I. /tat / (say taht) adjective 1. sharp to the taste; sour or acid: tart apples. 2. sharp in character, spirit, or expression; cutting; caustic: a tart remark. {Middle English; Old English teart sharp, rough. Compare German trotz} –tartish,… …
125scorching — 1. mod. really hot; about to win something big. □ Let me roll again. I’m really scorching. □ Here comes a scorching runner! □ He says he’s scorching. Get out of his way. 2. mod. caustic. □ …
126bit´ter|ness — bit|ter1 «BIHT uhr», adjective, adverb, noun, verb. –adj. 1. having a sharp, harsh, unpleasant taste: »Brussels sprouts are often bitter. SYNONYM(S): acrid. 2. Figurative. causing pain or grief; hard to admit or bear: »a bitter defeat. Failure is …
127bit´ter|ly — bit|ter1 «BIHT uhr», adjective, adverb, noun, verb. –adj. 1. having a sharp, harsh, unpleasant taste: »Brussels sprouts are often bitter. SYNONYM(S): acrid. 2. Figurative. causing pain or grief; hard to admit or bear: »a bitter defeat. Failure is …
128bit|ter — bit|ter1 «BIHT uhr», adjective, adverb, noun, verb. –adj. 1. having a sharp, harsh, unpleasant taste: »Brussels sprouts are often bitter. SYNONYM(S): acrid. 2. Figurative. causing pain or grief; hard to admit or bear: »a bitter defeat. Failure is …
