sharp-tongued

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Gary Oldman is having a blast as Jackson Lamb, the greasy, rumpled, sharp-tongued and strategically flatulent keeper of a den of MI5 misfits.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 10, 2025

As Nancy’s torn between being the picture-perfect housewife and the rebellious free thinker, Kidman recalls the sharp-tongued Joanna Eberhart from “The Stepford Wives,” who fought against her community’s robotic femininity until it consumed her.

From Salon • Mar. 27, 2025

On that show, Susie Essman played the sharp-tongued Susie Greene, who served as Larry David’s chief antagonist.

From New York Times • Feb. 3, 2024

Palmer was 21 when she first joined the soap in 1993 as 16-year-old Bianca, the sharp-tongued daughter of Carol Jackson, played by Lindsey Coulson.

From BBC • Jan. 13, 2024

I waited for her to make a sharp-tongued remark, but she didn’t.

From "Fever 1793" by Laurie Halse Anderson