sharp and stinging
1sharp — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. cutting (see sharpness); distinct, well defined; abrupt, angular; pungent, penetrating; acute, keen; alert, smart, quick; elegant, smart. See visibility, pungency, wit, elegance. Ant., dull. n.… …
2sharp — Synonyms and related words: Admirable Crichton, Attic, Machiavellian, Machiavellic, Siberian, V shaped, Y shaped, abrupt, abruptly, absonant, absorbing, accidental, accurately, acerb, acerbate, acerbic, acicular, acid, acidic, acidulent,… …
3stinging — Synonyms and related words: acanaceous, acerb, acerbate, acerbic, acid, acidic, acidulent, acidulous, acrid, acrimonious, aculeolate, acute, afflictive, agonizing, asperous, astringent, atrocious, biting, bitter, brambly, briery, brisk, bristly,… …
4POLITICAL LIFE AND PARTIES — Introduction It was largely due to the existence of the pre state political parties, which had conducted intensive political activities for almost half a century within the framework of the yishuv , under the British Mandate for Palestine, that… …
5Hillary Clinton caucuses and primaries, 2008 — Hillary Clinton has won many primaries, but lost the Democratic nomination to Barack Obama.IowaIn the initial delegate selection event of 2008, she placed third with 29.45 percent of the state delegate selections in the January 3, 2008 Iowa… …
6sour´ness — sour «sowr», adjective, verb, noun, adverb. –adj. 1. having a taste like that of vinegar or lemon juice; sharp and biting: »Most green fruit is sour. SYNONYM(S): acid, acidulous, tart. 2. fermented; acid as a result of fermentation; spoiled. Sour …
7sour´ly — sour «sowr», adjective, verb, noun, adverb. –adj. 1. having a taste like that of vinegar or lemon juice; sharp and biting: »Most green fruit is sour. SYNONYM(S): acid, acidulous, tart. 2. fermented; acid as a result of fermentation; spoiled. Sour …
8prick´li|ness — prick|ly «PRIHK lee», adjective, li|er, li|est. 1. having many sharp points or thorns: »a prickly rosebush, the prickly porcupine. 2. sharp and stinging; smarting; itching: »Heat sometimes causes a pri …
9prick|ly — «PRIHK lee», adjective, li|er, li|est. 1. having many sharp points or thorns: »a prickly rosebush, the prickly porcupine. 2. sharp and stinging; smarting; itching: »Heat sometimes causes a pri …
10Italy — /it l ee/, n. a republic in S Europe, comprising a peninsula S of the Alps, and Sicily, Sardinia, Elba, and other smaller islands: a kingdom 1870 1946. 57,534,088; 116,294 sq. mi. (301,200 sq. km). Cap.: Rome. Italian, Italia. * * * Italy… …
