Definition of "sharp-tongued" []

• Harsh, critical, or sarcastic in speech. (adjective)

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• "Years of sitting at a judging table determining a person's fate with a sharp-tongued critique has given Mr. Cowell a Messiah complex, Ms. Abdul says."
• "I have a little more sharp-tongued arguments in my motions than is thought wise by some."
• "She is smart and sharp-tongued, but also a woman in pain who sees vulnerability as weakness."