sharp-tongued

[ shahrp-tuhngd ]

adjective

1. characterized by or given to harshness, bitterness, or sarcasm in speech.

sharp-tongued

adjective

1. bitter or critical in speech; sarcastic

Word History and Origins

Origin of sharp-tongued¹

First recorded in 1830–40

Example Sentences

The 60-year-old brings with him a folksy, plain-spoken and sharp-tongued approach to taking on the Republican opposition.

From BBC

Tanya Alexander as Dorine, the sharp-tongued maid who works to thwart Tartuffe’s takeover, is pivotal to the farce’s smooth running.

From Los Angeles Times

An Emmy winner who made her name in television, Paulson, in her first stage role in a decade, appears in the Branden Jacobs-Jenkins play as a sharp-tongued elder sister who is reunited with her siblings to deal with their deceased father’s estate.

From New York Times

In Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’s family drama “Appropriate,” her character is often the one audience members are rooting against: a sharp-tongued elder sister who lashes out against mounting suspicions that her recently deceased father harbored racist convictions.

From New York Times

The involvement of Croatia's sharp-tongued president in the country's parliamentary election on Wednesday may not be constitutional.

From BBC