stabbing (adj.)
- acerb
- acerbic
- acid
- acidic
- acidulent
- acidulous
- acrid
- acrimonious
- acute
- afflictive
- agonizing
- astringent
- atrocious
- biting
- bitter
- brisk
- caustic
- corrosive
- cruel
- cutting
- distressing
- double-edged
- edged
- excruciating
- fierce
- grave
- hard
- harrowing
- harsh
- hurtful
- incisive
- keen
- knifelike
- mordacious
- mordant
- painful
- paroxysmal
- penetrating
- piercing
- poignant
- pungent
- racking
- rigorous
- rough
- scathing
- scorching
- severe
- sharp
- shooting
- spasmodic
- stinging
- strident
- stringent
- tart
- torturous
- trenchant
- vehement
- violent
- virulent
- vitriolic
- withering
