SHARP TONGUE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does sharp tongue mean? 

• SHARP TONGUE (noun)
  The noun SHARP TONGUE has 1 sense:

1. a bitter or critical manner of speaking

  Familiarity information: SHARP TONGUE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SHARP TONGUE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A bitter or critical manner of speaking

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("sharp tongue" is a kind of...):

tongue (a manner of speaking)

 Context examples 

There is a fresh color in her brown cheeks, a soft shine in her eyes, and only gentle words fall from her sharp tongue today.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)

A quick temper, sharp tongue, and restless spirit were always getting her into scrapes, and her life was a series of ups and downs, which were both comic and pathetic.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)

But when their first sorrow was over—for they loved the old lady in spite of her sharp tongue—they found they had cause for rejoicing, for she had left Plumfield to Jo, which made all sorts of joyful things possible.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)