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sharpâtongued
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sharpâtongued
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Britannica Dictionary definition of SHARPâTONGUED
[
more sharpâtongued; most sharpâtongued
]
:
tending to say very critical things to people
:
having a sharp tongue
a comedy about a mild man and his
sharp-tongued
wife
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