Cutting and Sportive

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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

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Sportive is an antonym for cutting.

Nearby Words: cut, cutter

Sportive adjective - Given to good-natured joking or teasing.

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Cutting is an antonym for sportive.

Nearby Words: sport, sports, sporty, sporting, sported

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Sportive and Cutting. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 08, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/cutting/sportive

Cutting & Sportive. N.p., 2016. Web. 08 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/cutting/sportive>.

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