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adj. as sharp as a razor

adj. accurately stated or described; "a set of well-defined values"

adj. tending to penetrate; having the power of entering or piercing; "a toxic penetrative spray applied to the surface"; "a cold penetrating wind"; "a penetrating odor"

angular, angulate

adj. having angles or an angular shape

acuate, acute, sharp, needlelike

adj. ending in a sharp point

biting, bitter

adj. causing a sharply painful or stinging sensation; used especially of cold; "bitter cold"; "a biting wind"

acrimonious, bitter

adj. marked by strong resentment or cynicism; "an acrimonious dispute"; "bitter about the divorce"

sarcastic

adj. expressing or expressive of ridicule that wounds

saturnine

adj. bitter or scornful; "the face was saturnine and swarthy, and the sensual lips...twisted with disdain"- Oscar Wilde

brisk

adj. very active; "doing a brisk business"

nippy

adj. a sharp biting taste; "a nippy cheese"

chill, chilly

adj. uncomfortably cool; "a chill wind"; "chilly weather"

cool

adj. fashionable and attractive at the time; often skilled or socially adept; "he's a cool dude"; "that's cool"; "Mary's dress is really cool"; "it's not cool to arrive at a party too early"

agonizing, agonising, excruciating, harrowing, torturing, torturous, torturesome

adj. extremely painful

fine

adj. minutely precise especially in differences in meaning; "a fine distinction"

raging

adj. very severe; "a raging thirst"; "a raging toothache"

apprehensive, discerning, perceptive

adj. quick to understand; "a kind and apprehensive friend"- Nathaniel Hawthorne

astute, sharp, shrewd

adj. marked by practical hardheaded intelligence; "a smart businessman"; "an astute tenant always reads the small print in a lease"; "he was too shrewd to go along with them on a road that could lead only to their overthrow"

cutting, keen, knifelike, piercing, stabbing, lancinate, lancinating

adj. painful as if caused by a sharp instrument; "a cutting wind"; "keen winds"; "knifelike cold"; "piercing knifelike pains"; "piercing cold"; "piercing criticism"; "a stabbing pain"; "lancinating pain"

pungent

adj. strong and sharp;"the pungent taste of radishes"; "the acrid smell of burning rubber"

bitter

adj. causing a sharp and acrid taste experience;"quinine is bitter"

acerb, acerbic, astringent

adj. sour or bitter in taste

piquant, savory, savoury, spicy, zesty

adj. having an agreeably pungent taste

sour

adj. one of the four basic taste sensations; like the taste of vinegar or lemons

derisive, gibelike, jeering, mocking, taunting

adj. abusing vocally; expressing contempt or ridicule; "derisive laughter"; "a jeering crowd"; "her mocking smile"; "taunting shouts of `coward' and `sissy'"

contemptuous, disdainful, insulting, scornful

adj. expressing extreme contempt

supercilious, sneering, snide

adj. expressive of contempt; "curled his lip in a supercilious smile"; "spoke in a sneering jeering manner"; "makes many a sharp comparison but never a mean or snide one"

unmistakable

adj. clearly evident to the mind; "his opposition to slavery was unmistakable"

shrill, sharp

adj. having or emitting a high-pitched and sharp tone or tones ; "a shrill whistle"; "a shrill gaiety"

loud

adj. characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity; "a group of loud children"; "loud thunder"; "her voice was too loud"; "loud trombones"

unsparing

adj. not forbearing; ruthless; "an unsparing critic"

searching, trenchant

adj. having keenness and forcefulness and penetration in thought, expression, or intellect; "searching insights"; "trenchant criticism"

pungent, acrid

adj. strong and sharp;"the pungent taste of radishes"; "the acrid smell of burning rubber"

trenchant

adj. clearly or sharply defined to the mind; "clear-cut evidence of tampering"; "Claudius was the first to invade Britain with distinct...intentions of conquest"; "trenchant distinctions between right and wrong"

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