Dry
Sharp
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
Both words in one sentence
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She fell towards the ground below and was impaled through her stomach by the sharp branches of a dry tree.
Source: Inertial Impalement -
Your hair was dry but you had a sharp piece of wood driven clear through your skull and that's the way it was and you liked it!
Source: When I Was Your Age... -
Your hair was dry, but you had a sharp piece of wood driven clear through your skull!
Source: Grumpy Old Man
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