: having a sharp tongue : harsh or bitter in speech or language

Examples of sharp-tongued in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web In Israel, the meticulous and sharp-tongued Mr. Zamir became a target of the nation’s questions and grief after Munich as one of the first Mossad chiefs to face intense public inquiry. Brian Murphy, Washington Post, 20 Jan. 2024 The critics of Measure 110 were polite but sharp-tongued. E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker, 15 Jan. 2024 The first few internship scenes offered a glorious glimpse of the old, sharp-tongued, Type A Miranda, whose pioneering heteropessimism once balanced out the giddy romantic misadventures of her three best girlfriends. Time, 3 Aug. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1837, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of sharp-tongued was in 1837

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“Sharp-tongued.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sharp-tongued. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

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