stinging
a kind of pain; something as sudden and painful as being stung - the sting of death - he felt the stinging of nettles • Syn: sting • Derivationally related forms: sting, sting (for: sting) • Hypernyms: pain, hurting
(of speech) harsh or hurtful in tone or character - cutting remarks - edged satire - a stinging comment • Syn: cutting, edged • Similar to: unkind
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