bitingly

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Instead, the book offers a bitingly funny and occasionally heartbreaking twist on the classic Instagram-versus-reality story, and a space to address our own culpability within the safe confines of fiction.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

Up front Joe Heyes, ably assisted by Fin Baxter, was superb at scrum-time and bitingly sharp in defence.

From BBC • Nov. 15, 2025

Outside of the fluttering romance plot and teen hijinks, Kat’s anarchist vibe was bitingly cool, self-assured and unyielding in her feminism and beliefs.

From Salon • Apr. 8, 2024

Their wavy leaf margins are serrated, but not bitingly so.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 22, 2023

“I wouldn’t be here if I didn’t think I had anything to learn,” I said bitingly before I managed to get my tongue under control again.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss