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beißend — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • acerbic adj Tasting sour or bitter.
  • biting adj Sharply cold or stinging, as of wind or weather.
  • caustic adj Capable of burning or chemically eating away living tissue or other material.
  • keen adj Eager and enthusiastic about something.
  • mordant adj Having or showing a sharp or critical quality.
  • piercing adj Sharp and penetrating, whether describing a look, sound, or cold.
  • poignant adj Deeply moving, often with a touch of sadness.
  • pungent adj Having a sharp, strong smell or taste that stings the nose or tongue.
  • snarky adjective Sarcastic and mildly mocking, often out of irritation.
  • trenchant adj Fitted to trench or cut; gutting; sharp.

Senses

beißend is used for these senses in English:

  • acerbic (figurative) Sharp, harsh, biting.
  • biting Causing a stinging sensation.
  • biting Cutting or incisive.
  • biting Tending to bite.
  • caustic Capable of burning, corroding or destroying organic tissue.
  • caustic (of language, etc.) Sharp, bitter, cutting, biting, and sarcastic in a scathing way.
  • keen Acrimonious, bitter, piercing.
  • mordant Having or showing a sharp or critical quality.

acerbic — full definition

  1. adj Tasting sour or bitter.
  2. adj Sharp, harsh, biting.

biting — full definition

  1. adj Sharply cold or stinging, as of wind or weather.
  2. adj Harshly critical or sarcastic.

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