Cynical and Sharp

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Cynical adjective - Having or showing a deep distrust of human beings and their motives.

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Sharp and cynical are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sharp" instead an adjective "Cynical".

Nearby Words: cynicism, cynic, cynically

Sharp adjective - Marked by the use of wit that is intended to cause hurt feelings.

Usage example: an unnecessarily sharp retort to a perfectly civil question

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Cynical and sharp are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Cynical" instead an adjective "Sharp".

Nearby Words: sharpness, sharply, sharpen, sharpened, sharper

Jim Lefferts is cynical and sharp-tongued, to be sure, but he's also the one man to be fair to Gantry after his disgrace and downfall.

Source: Hollywood Atheist
Although most of his growth is off-screen, Mako becomes an All-Loving Hero by Book 4, a sharp contrast to the cynical person who only cared for money and Bolin he was in Book 1.

Source: Dynamic Character
Magda in the film was silly, not particularly confident and she didn't turn into a vampire halfway through the story, while here she's sharp, cynical, and we can also see her vampire form.

Source: Theatre / Tanz der Vampire

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