acid-tongued

adjective

Bitingly critical or sarcastic; sharp-tongued.

Meanings

adjectiveacid-tongued (comparative more acid-tongued, superlative most acid-tongued)

comparative more acid-tongued · superlative most acid-tongued

  1. Bitingly critical or sarcastic; sharp-tongued.

    Mr. Christie then gave Mr. Rubio his trademark New Jersey treatment: He unleashed a series of rapid-fire, acid-tongued attacks on the man standing four podiums to his right, alternately looking directly at Mr. Rubio and at the camera.

    2016 February 7, Michael Barbaro, “Once Impervious, Marco Rubio Is Diminished by a Caustic Chris Christie”, in The New York Times
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APA

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Chicago

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