| Main Entry: | mordacious |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | biting |
Synonyms: |
acerbic, acid, acidic, acrid, acrimonious, astringent, bitter, caustic, corrosive, cutting, incisive, mordant, pungent, scathing, severe, sharp, slashing, stinging, trenchant, truculent, vitriolic, withering |
| Main Entry: | scathing |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | nasty, critical in remarks |
Synonyms: |
belittling, biting, brutal, burning, caustic, cruel, cutting, harsh, mordacious, mordant, salty, sarcastic, scorching, scornful, searing, severe, sulphurous, trenchant, withering |
Antonyms: |
generous, kind, nice, praising |
| Main Entry: | truculent |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | belligerent, hateful |
Synonyms: |
abusive, aggressive, antagonistic, bad-tempered, barbarous, bellicose, browbeating, brutal, bullying, caustic, combative, contentious, contumelious, cowing, cross, defiant, ferocious, fierce, frightening, harsh, hostile, inhuman, inhumane, intimidating, invective, mean, militant, mordacious, mordant, obstreperous, opprobrious, ornery*, pugnacious, quarrelsome, rude, savage, scathing, scrappy, scurrilous, sharp, sullen, terrifying, terrorizing, trenchant, violent, vituperative, vituperous |
Antonyms: |
cooperative, gentle, mild, nice, tame |
| Main Entry: | slashing |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | biting |
Synonyms: |
acerbic, acid, acidic, acrid, acrimonious, astringent, bitter, caustic, corrosive, cutting, incisive, mordacious, mordant, pungent, scathing, severe, sharp, stinging, trenchant, truculent, vitriolic, withering |