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
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.
—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
Although the songs are better at fitting smart-mouthed lyrics to catchy rhythms than achieving memorable melodies, the best ones have punch.
—David Benedict, Variety, 12 Sep. 2024
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
Although the songs are better at fitting smart-mouthed lyrics to catchy rhythms than achieving memorable melodies, the best ones have punch.
—David Benedict, Variety, 12 Sep. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for smart-mouthed
Adjective
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Moving between longing, sarcastic humor and anger, Penelope is a life-affirming feminist romance that makes an ancient legend, first told thousands of years ago, still relevant today.—
Manuel Mendoza,
Dallas Morning News,
26 Feb. 2026
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As Torquay’s women’s team were beating Gloucester on Sunday, commenters left sarcastic replies under the club’s social media updates.—
Greg O'Keeffe,
New York Times,
23 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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As each assignee struggles under the weight of conscience, coercion, and fear, the darkly satirical story examines who draws society’s moral lines, who enforces them, and what happens when they are crossed under extreme pressure.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
27 Feb. 2026
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The show, then and now, combines a sentimental, satirical, soapy, sometimes surreal comedy with a straightforward medical show.—
Television Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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My grandmother started working at the age of 12 years old in a linen factory in Belfast, traveling through barbed wire and barricades every day, not to school but to a job to support her family.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
20 Feb. 2026
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My parents were just children when they were wrested from their homes into tarpaper barracks surrounded by barbed wire.—
Julie Morita,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Feb. 2026
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“Smart-mouthed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/smart-mouthed. Accessed 2 Mar. 2026.
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