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adjective
So sharp as to cause mental pain
Synonyms: harsh, acerbic, acid, acidic, acrid, astringent, biting, caustic, brutal, corrosive, cutting, mordacious, mordant, pungent, scathing, sharp, stinging, vicious, trenchant, truculent, vitriolic
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verb
Reduce greatly
Synonyms: truncating, trimming, shearing, pruning, paring, lowering, lopping, cutting, cropping, clipping, chopping
Antonyms: increasing, raising
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verb
Beat severely with a whip or rod
Synonyms: slamming, lathering, lashing, roasting, slapping, trouncing, scourging, scoring, scorching, scathing, whipping, excoriating, drubbing, blistering, flogging
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verb
Move or stir about violently
Synonyms: slitting, gashing, severing, wounding, tossing, striping, striking, cutting, slicing, shortening, piercing, thrashing, reducing, lessening, lashing, knifing, hacking, threshing, decreasing, curtailing, criticizing, carving, butchering, convulsing
Antonyms: fixing, sewing, mending