"acid-tongued" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more acid-tongued [comparative], most acid-tongued [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} acid-tongued (comparative more acid-tongued, superlative most acid-tongued)
  1. Bitingly critical or sarcastic; sharp-tongued.

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