Cutting and Urbane

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

Urbane is an antonym for cutting.

Nearby Words: cut, cutter

Urbane

Urbane adjective - Having or showing very polished and worldly manners.

Cutting is an antonym for urbane.

Nearby Words: urbanity, urbanely, urbanize
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Urbane and Cutting. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 07, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/cutting/urbane
Cutting & Urbane. N.p., 2016. Web. 07 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/cutting/urbane>.
Urbane or Cutting. 2016. Accessed August 07, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/cutting/urbane.
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