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| acid |
scornful; sarcastic. [1/7 definitions] |
| biting |
sarcastic; caustic. [1/3 definitions] |
| corrosive |
wantonly abusive, sarcastic, or malevolent. [1/3 definitions] |
| dig |
a sarcastic comment; gibe. [1/8 definitions] |
| dry |
humorous in an ironic or sarcastic way. [1/14 definitions] |
| mordacious |
bitingly humorous; sarcastic. [1/2 definitions] |
| quip |
a short, humorous, clever, and often sarcastic utterance. [1/2 definitions] |
| shaft |
a pointed, often sarcastic, verbal attack. [1/11 definitions] |
| sharp-tongued |
harsh, severe, sarcastic, or critical in speech or writing. |
| snark |
sarcastic, mocking, and often irreverent criticism. [1/2 definitions] |
| snide |
insulting in a derisive way; maliciously sarcastic. |
| snipe |
to criticize or attack someone or something with nasty or sarcastic remarks. [1/5 definitions] |
| so what? |
used to express one's indifference to something, or to ask what the significance of something is, sometimes in a sarcastic or challenging way. |
| squib |
an utterance or brief piece of writing that is witty or sarcastic; lampoon. [1/4 definitions] |
| wisecrack |
(informal) a clever or funny, and usu. sarcastic, remark or reply. [1/2 definitions] |
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