| ADJECTIVE | all | biting, barbed, nipping, pungent, mordacious | capable of wounding |
|---|---|---|---|
| all | biting, bitter | causing a sharply painful or stinging sensation |
| Sounds | bay'tihng | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abducting ... zoning: 2044 rhymes with ihng... | |
| Meaning | capable of wounding. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "a biting aphorism" | |
| Synonyms | barbed, nipping, pungent, mordacious | |
| Broader | sarcastic | Expressing or expressive of ridicule that wounds |
| Spanish | mordaz | |
| Meaning | Causing a sharply painful or stinging sensation; used especially of cold. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "a biting wind" | |
| Synonym | bitter | |
| Broader | painful | Causing physical or psychological pain |
| Spanish | cortante, penetrante | |
| Adverbs | bitingly | extremely and sharply |
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