as in sarcastic
marked by the use of wit that is intended to cause hurt feelings
your smart-mouthed remarks aren't at all helping the situation
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Recent Examples of smart-mouthed
Gleeson plays the smart-mouthed crime boss who runs the city in 1930s New York, while Nicolas Cage's Ben Reilly (a.k.a.
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Brenton Blanchet,
PEOPLE,
29 May 2026
Zuloaga’s smart-mouthed troop functions as a lively microcosm of this world.
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Carolina A. Miranda,
The Atlantic,
5 Mar. 2026
There’s also a new duo whose story weaves in and around the primary plot to stop Ganon: the diminutive and smart-mouthed Korok, Calamo, and the automaton known only as the Mysterious Construct — who looks a lot like Link.
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Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
4 Nov. 2025
Feimster plays the smart-mouthed Roo, a CIA colleague of Luke's.
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Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
12 June 2025
Ken Osmond as Eddie Haskell In the show, Ken Osmond played Eddie Haskell — the smart-mouthed kid who was best friends with Wally.
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Meredith Wilshere,
People.com,
7 June 2025
There is Jake, the perma-grinning, smart-mouthed group leader.
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Sophie Monks Kaufman,
IndieWire,
16 May 2025
Brenton Blanchet,
PEOPLE,
29 May 2026
Zuloaga’s smart-mouthed troop functions as a lively microcosm of this world.
—
Carolina A. Miranda,
The Atlantic,
5 Mar. 2026
There’s also a new duo whose story weaves in and around the primary plot to stop Ganon: the diminutive and smart-mouthed Korok, Calamo, and the automaton known only as the Mysterious Construct — who looks a lot like Link.
—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
4 Nov. 2025
Feimster plays the smart-mouthed Roo, a CIA colleague of Luke's.
—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
12 June 2025
Ken Osmond as Eddie Haskell In the show, Ken Osmond played Eddie Haskell — the smart-mouthed kid who was best friends with Wally.
—
Meredith Wilshere,
People.com,
7 June 2025
There is Jake, the perma-grinning, smart-mouthed group leader.
—
Sophie Monks Kaufman,
IndieWire,
16 May 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for smart-mouthed
Adjective
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Conversely, Charles Johnson expressed irate objections, and Renato Moicano offered sarcastic remarks.
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There’s the yellow, blue-nosed beaver Norb (Nick Bakay) — witty, sophisticated, sarcastic, and opinionated.
Adjective
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Since premiering in 2014, the satirical news program has earned 32 Emmy Awards, including program and writing wins for 10 consecutive years at the Primetime Emmy Awards, along with multiple Peabody, GLAAD, Writers Guild and Producers Guild honors.
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On Tuesday, protesters were asked to bring diapers and write demands for Pradhan’s resignation on them – a satirical swipe at the government’s inability to stop exam leaks, Dipke said.
Adjective
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The fence, as constructed, is more than 8 feet tall and is topped with a strand of barbed wire — too high for many animals to jump and dangerous for those that attempt to do so.
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Vines have grown through the fence and barbed wire surrounding a tall art deco building in this city’s downtown, and cigarette holders and empty food tins litter the tall weeds.
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“Smart-mouthed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/smart-mouthed. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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