biting (adj.)
- acerb
- acerbic
- acid
- acidic
- acidulent
- acidulous
- acrid
- acrimonious
- acute
- afflictive
- agonizing
- algid
- arctic
- astringent
- atrocious
- bitter
- bleak
- boreal
- brilliant
- brisk
- brumal
- caustic
- clear-cut
- clever
- cold
- corrosive
- crisp
- cruel
- cutting
- distressing
- double-edged
- driving
- droll
- edged
- effective
- excruciating
- facetious
- fierce
- forceful
- forcible
- frigid
- funny
- gelid
- glacial
- grave
- gutsy
- hard
- harrowing
- harsh
- hibernal
- hiemal
- humorous
- hurtful
- ice-cold
- icelike
- icy
- imperative
- impressive
- incisive
- inclement
- irritating
- jesting
- jocose
- jocular
- joking
- keen
- mordacious
- mordant
- nervous
- nipping
- nippy
- numbing
- painful
- paroxysmal
- penetrating
- piercing
- pinching
- piquant
- poignant
- pointed
- powerful
- pungent
- quick-witted
- racking
- raw
- rigorous
- rough
- salt
- salty
- scathing
- scintillating
- scorching
- sensational
- severe
- sharp
- shooting
- sinewy
- slashing
- sleety
- slushy
- smart
- snappy
- sour
- sparkling
- spasmodic
- sprightly
- stabbing
- stinging
- stone-cold
- strident
- striking
- stringent
- strong
- tart
- telling
- torturous
- trenchant
- vehement
- vigorous
- violent
- virulent
- vital
- vitriolic
- whimsical
- wintery
- wintry
- withering
- witty
He was one of a lean body and visage, as if his eager soul, biting for anger at the clog of his body, desired to fret a passage through it.
