biting

Definition of Biting in English :

capable of wounding

Example Sentences:
'a barbed compliment'
'a biting aphorism'
'pungent satire'

2. biting, bitter

causing a sharply painful or stinging sensation; used especially of cold

Example Sentences:
'bitter cold'
'a biting wind'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Biting

adjective

1.

piercing; keen

a biting wind

2.

sarcastic; incisive

a biting comment

adjective

1.

cutting; sharp

2.

sarcastic; caustic

adj.

1. Causing a stinging sensation; nipping: biting cold.

2. Injuring or capable of injuring the feelings; caustic: “Biting remarks revealed her attitude of contempt” (D.H. Lawrence).

3. Of or relating to an animal or animals, especially an insect, capable of biting.