figurative. That causes sharp mental pain or irritation, poignant; that goads or stimulates. Of speech: Biting, pungent.

Of speech, wit, etc.: Pungent, stinging. Now rare.

figurative. ‘Seasoned’ with wit or good sense; sensible.

figurative. That makes the mind to smart: said of language, wit, humour, and, by extension, of persons; sharp, bitter, cutting, biting, sarcastic.

Brought to a sharp point, pointed. Also figurative: (of speech) sharp, pointed, stinging.

Piquant; racy.

That lashes.

having a sting in the tail (also figurative).