cutting
adjective/ˈkʌtɪŋ/
/ˈkʌtɪŋ/
[usually before noun]- unkind and likely to hurt somebody’s feelings synonym biting
- a cutting remark
- There was a cutting reference to Taylor’s failure to secure a deal.
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- (of winds) cold in a sharp and unpleasant way synonym biting
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