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Meaning of acid-tongued | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR C1

Definitions

Bitingly critical or sarcastic; sharp-tongued.

Examples

“Mr. Christie then gave Mr. Rubio his trademark New Jersey treatment: He unleashed a series of rapid-fire, acid-tongued attacks on the man standing four podiums to his right, alternately looking directly at Mr. Rubio and at the camera.”

CEFR level

C1
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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

acid-washable acidaemic acider acidergic acidest acidfree

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