Cutting
Cutting adjective - Marked by the use of wit that is intended to cause hurt feelings.
Usage example: her cutting comments serve only one purpose: to make someone cry
Smart-alecky and cutting are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Smart-alecky" instead an adjective "Cutting".
Smart-alecky
Smart-alecky adjective - Marked by the use of wit that is intended to cause hurt feelings.
Usage example: smart-alecky comments from a coworker about her new clothes
Cutting and smart-alecky are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Cutting" instead an adjective phrase "Smart-alecky".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- keen and cutting
- keen and smart-alecky
- sarcastic and cutting
- sarcastic and smart-alecky
- sharp and cutting
- sharp and smart-alecky
- brisk and cutting
- brisk and smart-alecky
- severe and cutting
- severe and smart-alecky
- acrimonious and cutting
- acrimonious and smart-alecky
- caustic and cutting
- caustic and smart-alecky
Cite this Source
Smart-alecky and Cutting. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 28, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/cutting/smart-alecky
Cutting & Smart-alecky. N.p., 2016. Web. 28 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/cutting/smart-alecky>.
Smart-alecky or Cutting. 2016. Accessed July 28, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/cutting/smart-alecky.
