[ adjective ]
■ as if striking with slashing blows
e.g.)
・his slashing demon-ridden cadenza
→
slashing
[ adjective ]
■ proceeding from or exhibiting great hostility or animosity
e.g.)
・a bitter struggle
・bitter enemies
→
bitter
[ adjective ]
■ intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality
e.g.)
・severe pain
・a severe case of flu
・a terrible cough
・under wicked fire from the enemy's guns
・a wicked cough
→
severe
,
terrible
,
wicked
[ adjective ]
■ keenly distressing to the mind or feelings
e.g.)
・poignant anxiety
→
poignant
[ adjective ]
■ harsh or corrosive in tone
e.g.)
・an acerbic tone piercing otherwise flowery prose
・a barrage of acid comments
・her acrid remarks make her many enemies
・bitter words
・blistering criticism
・caustic jokes about political assassination, talk-show hosts and medical ethics
・a sulfurous denunciation
・a vitriolic critique
→
acerb
,
acerbic
,
acid
,
acrid
,
bitter
,
blistering
,
caustic
,
sulfurous
,
sulphurous
,
virulent
,
vitriolic
[ adjective ]
■ harshly ironic or sinister
e.g.)
・black humor
・a grim joke
・grim laughter
・fun ranging from slapstick clowning ... to savage mordant wit
→
black
,
grim
,
mordant
[ adjective ]
■ very strong or vigorous
e.g.)
・strong winds
・a hard left to the chin
・a knockout punch
・a severe blow
→
hard
,
knockout
,
severe
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