Meanings
adjectivesharp-tongued (comparative more sharp-tongued, superlative most sharp-tongued)
comparative more sharp-tongued · superlative most sharp-tongued
- Having an acrid or bitter wit; skilled at or given to insulting or belittling others.
Since the release of his 2014 debut album ‘Everybody Down’, Kae Tempest has consistently provided some of the UK’s most incisive, sharp-tongued social commentary.
2025 July 3, Fred Garratt-Stanley, “Kae Tempest – ‘Self Titled’ review: an inspiring reflection on identity and self-discovery”, in NME
Translations
Ancient Greek πικρόγλωσσος
- πικρόγλωσσος (pikróglōssos)having an acrid or bitter wit
German scharfzüngig
- scharfzüngighaving an acrid or bitter wit
Irish géartheangach
- géartheangachhaving an acrid or bitter wit
Russian остроязы́чный, остроязы́кий
- остроязы́чный (ostrojazýčnyj)having an acrid or bitter wit
- остроязы́кий (ostrojazýkij)having an acrid or bitter wit
Spanish respondón, contestón
- respondónhaving an acrid or bitter wit
- contestónhaving an acrid or bitter wit
Welsh llym ei dafod
- llym ei dafodhaving an acrid or bitter wit
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APA
sharp-tongued. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sharp-tongued
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“sharp-tongued.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sharp-tongued. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
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