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91look — I n. glance expression 1) to get, have, take a look 2) to dart, shoot; steal a look 3) to give smb. a look 4) a blank, distant, faraway, vacant look (she had a faraway look in her eyes) 5) an anxious, worried; baleful; close, hard; come hither,… …
92rebuke — I n. 1) to administer, deliver, give a rebuke 2) to draw, receive a rebuke 3) a mild; scathing, sharp, stern, stinging rebuke 4) a rebuke to II v. 1) to rebuke mildly; sharply, sternly 2) (D; tr.) to rebuke for (to rebuke smb. for sloppy work) *… …
93remark — I n. 1) to drop, make a remark 2) a biting, catty, caustic, cutting, nasty, scathing remark 3) a casual; complimentary; cryptic; derogatory; facetious; flattering; impertinent; inane; indiscreet; off the cuff; passing; pithy; pointed; reassuring; …
94sarcasm — n. 1) biting, devastating, keen, piercing, scathing, withering; mild sarcasm 2) sarcasm about 3) (misc.) dripping with sarcasm (her remarks were dripping with sarcasm) * * * [ sɑːkæz(ə)m] devastating keen mild sarcasm piercing scathing withering… …
95satire — n. 1) (a) biting, scathing satire 2) a satire on * * * [ sætaɪə] scathing satire (a) biting a satire on …
96acid — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. sour, bitter, tart, vinegary; acrimonious, cutting, caustic. See sourness, discourtesy. Ant., sweet, bland; basic. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Having the characteristics of an acid] Syn. sharp, tart …
97biting — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. sharp, piercing, keen; pungent, acrid; forceful, telling. See vigor, pungency, cold. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Acidulous] Syn. sharp, keen, tangy, stinging; see acid 2 , sour 1 . 2. [In the act of… …
98cutting — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. sharp, incisive, keen edged; biting, stinging, acrimonious, sarcastic, caustic, tart; bitter, raw, nippy. See disapprobation, sharpness, cold, ridicule. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. biting, incisive …
99mordant — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. mordacious, biting, sarcastic. See pungency, malevolence. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. stringent, bitter, sharp; see severe 2 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. biting, cutting, caustic, bitter,… …
100corrosive — I (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Corroding] Syn. eroding, strongly acid, caustic; see acid 2 , destructive 2 . 2. [Sarcastic] Syn. caustic, incisive, biting; see sarcastic . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. erosive, caustic, acidic, biting, mordant,… …
