adv. in an incisive manner; "he was incisively critical"

adj. having a sharp edge: "the cutting edge"; "incisive teeth"

adj. having a cutting edge or especially an edge or edges as specified; often used in combination; "an edged knife"; "a two-edged sword"

adj. quick and forceful; "a sharp blow"

adj. as physically 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"

adj. harsh; "sharp criticism"; "a sharp-worded exchange"; "a tart remark"

adj. causing irritation or annoyance; "tapping an annoying rhythm on his glass with his fork"; "aircraft noise is particularly bothersome near the airport"; "found it galling to have to ask permission"; "an irritating delay"; "nettlesome paperwork"; "a pesky mosquito"; "swarms of pestering gnats"; "a plaguey newfangled safety catch"; "a teasing and persistent thought annoyed him"; "a vexatious child"; "it is vexing to have to admit you are wrong"

adj. used of persons or behavior; showing no clemency or mercy; "the harsh sentence of an inclement judge"

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

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"

adj. spitefully sarcastic; "corrosive cristism"

adj. requiring more than usually expected or thought due; especially great patience and effort and skill; "found the job very demanding"; "a baby can be so demanding"

adj. demanding strict attention to rules and procedures; "rigorous discipline"; "tight security"; "stringent safety measures"

adj. severe and unremitting in making demands; "an exacting instructor"; "a stern disciplinarian"; "strict standards"

adj. as sharp as a razor

adj. (of weapons or instruments) causing suffering and pain; "brutal instruments of torture"; "cruel weapons of war"

adj. used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning; "hot stove"; "hot water"; "a hot August day"; "a hot stuffy room"; "she's hot and tired"; "a hot forehead"

adj. making worse

adj. characterized by malice; "a hateful thing to do"; "in a mean mood"

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"

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"

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"

adj. not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty; "grim determination"; "grim necessity"; "Russia's final hour, it seemed, approached with inexorable certainty"; "relentless persecution"; "the stern demands of parenthood"

adj. having a point

adj. ending in a sharp point

adj. marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable; "firm convictions"; "a firm mouth"; "steadfast resolve"; "a man of unbendable perseverence"; "unwavering loyalty"

adj. expressing or expressive of ridicule that wounds

adj. extremely sharp or intense; "acute pain"; "felt acute annoyance"; "intense itching and burning"

adj. having a sharp cutting edge or point; "a keen blade"

adj. as cold as ice

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

adj. unpleasantly cold and damp; "bleak winds of the North Atlantic"

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

adj. harsh or corrosive in tone; "an acerbic tone piercing otherwise flowery prose"; "a barrage of acid comments"; "her acrid remarks make her many enemies"; "bitter words"; "blistering criticism"; "caustic jokes about political assassination, talk-show hosts and medical ethics"; "a sulfurous denunciation"; "a vitriolic critique"

adj. disagreeable to the senses; "the harsh cry of a blue jay"; "harsh cognac"; "the harsh white light makes you screw up your eyes"; "harsh irritating smoke filled the hallway"

adj. very unpleasant

adj. causing to feel shame or chagrin or vexation; "the embarrassing moment when she found her petticoat down around her ankles"; "it was mortifying to know he had heard every word"

adj. causing misery or pain or distress; "it was a sore trial to him"; "the painful process of growing up"

adj. causing discomfort; "the unhappy truth"

adj. lacking a cutting edge