Acid-tongued

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 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."

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"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."

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