Synonyms of the word

biting

• v. present participle of bite.
• n. The action of the verb to bite.
• n. An occurrence of a bite.
• adj. Causing a stinging sensation.
• adj. Cutting or incisive.
• adj. Tending to bite.

barbed

• adj. Having barbs.
• adj. (heraldry) Bearded (also applied to roses, referring to the leaves between the petals).
• adj. (of a horse) Accoutered with defensive armor; barded.
• v. simple past tense and past participle of barb.

bitter

• adj. Having an acrid taste (usually from a basic substance).
• adj. Harsh, piercing or stinging.
• adj. Hateful or hostile.
• adj. Cynical and resentful.
• n. (usually in the plural bitters) A liquid or powder, made from bitter herbs, used in mixed drinks or as…
• n. A type of beer heavily flavored with hops.
• n. (nautical) A turn of a cable about the bitts.
• v. To make bitter.
• n. (computing, informal, in combination) A hardware system whose architecture is based around units of the…

mordacious

• adj. Biting, causing a physical bite or sting; corrosive.
• adj. sharp or caustic in style or tone.
• adj. Prone to biting, aggressive (of an animal etc.).
• adj. Sharp in intent, sarcastic.

nipping

• v. present participle of nip.
• n. The act or sensation of giving a nip.

painful

• adj. Causing pain or distress, either physical or mental.
• adj. Afflicted or suffering with pain (of a body part or, formerly, of a person).
• adj. Requiring effort or labor; difficult, laborious.
• adj. (now rare) Painstaking; careful; industrious.
• adj. (informal) Very bad, poor.

pungent

• adj. Having a strong odor that stings the nose, said especially of acidic or spicy substances.
• adj. Having a strong taste that stings the tongue, said especially of hot (spicy) food, which has a strong…
• adj. (figuratively) Stinging; acerbic.
• adj. (botany) Having a sharp and stiff point.

sarcastic

• adj. Containing sarcasm.
• adj. (of a person) Having the personality trait of expressing sarcasm.