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    sharp-tongued

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ˌsharp-ˈtongued adjective [usually before noun]  saying things in a disapproving or unfriendly way which often upsets people 说话刻薄的，言语尖刻的 his sharp-tongued wife 他那个尖酸刻薄的老婆
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    sharp-tongued• In Kirk Askew, Margarett found a sharp-tongued companion and a compassionate friend.• Gao Yang noticed a frothy string of bloody sputum at the corner of his mouth and felt sorry for the sharp-tongued fellow.
    ˌsharp-ˈtongued adjectiveChineseSyllable
    which Corpus saying or things disapproving unfriendly way a in


    sharp-tongued
    ˌsharp-ˈtongued adjective [usually before noun]
    saying things in a disapproving or unfriendly way which often upsets people:
        his sharp-tongued wife