cutting+remark
51dig — 1. verb 1) she began to dig the soil Syn: turn over, work, break up 2) he dug a hole Syn: excavate, dig out, quarry, hollow out, scoop out, bore, burrow, mine …
52chop — n. a rude remark; a cutting remark. □ Jerry made some chop about the way I dress. □ That was a rotten chop! Take it back! …
53sarcasm — [16] A sarcastic remark is etymologically one which involves the ‘rending of flesh’. Greek sárx meant ‘flesh’ (it has given English sarcoma [17] and sarcophagus), and it formed the basis of a verb sarkázein ‘tear the flesh’, hence ‘bite one’s lip …
54sar|casm — «SAHR kaz uhm», noun. 1. the act of making fun of a person to hurt his feelings; harsh or bitter irony: »“How unselfish you are!” said the girl in sarcasm as her brother took the biggest piece of cake. Sarcasm, I now see to be, in general, the… …
55Margin of Error (The Wire) — Margin of Error The Wire episode Episode no. Season 4 Episode 6 …
56cut — I. v. a. 1. Divide or sever (by an edged tool), chop, make an incision in, wound (with a cutting instrument). 2. Sculpture, carve, chisel. 3. Cross, intersect. 4. Wound, hurt, touch, move, pierce. 5. (Colloq.) Slight ( …
57cut — 1. verb 1) the knife slipped and cut his finger Syn: gash, slash, lacerate, sever, slit, pierce, penetrate, wound, injure; scratch, graze, nick, incise, score; lance 2) cut the pepper into smal …
58slip — slip1 [slip] vi. slipped, slipping [ME slippen < MLowG, akin to OHG slifan < IE * (s)leib , to glide, slip < base * (s)lei , slimy: see SLIDE] 1. to go quietly or secretly; move without attracting notice [to slip out of a room] 2. a) to… …
59cuttingly — adverb in an intentionally unkind way a cutting remark • Derived from adjective: ↑cutting …
60bringdown — {n.}, {slang}, {informal} 1. (from bring down , past brought down ). A critical or cutting remark said sarcastically in order to deflate a braggard s ego. * /John always utters the right bringdown when he encounters a braggard./ 2. A person who… …
