wicked tongue (plural wicked tongues) (idiomatic) An abusive, vulgar, nasty, or otherwise objectionable manner of speaking.
to be someone who often criticizes and speaks in a severe way: Jane has a sharp tongue, so be warned. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Unkind, cruel & unfeeling. acerbic.
If you describe someone as sharp-tongued, you are being critical of them for speaking in a way which is unkind though often clever.
characterized by or given to harshness, bitterness, or sarcasm in speech.
On this page you'll find 87 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to sharp tongued, such as: insulting, offensive, rude, calumniating, castigating, and censorious.
A pink tongue is healthy and normal. A red tongue may indicate heat in the body like a fever or a hormonal imbalance. A reddish purple tongue is a sign that there may be inflammation or an infection in the body. A pale pink tongue may be a sign of a vitamin deficiency, a weak immune system or a lack of energy.
Individuals who have a pointed tongue, which is also known as the 'Aerodynamic Shaped Tongue' are known to be explicit and clever by nature. They have ease in making conspiracies and opposing someone.
Indications of an unhealthy tongue include different coloration besides pink, spots or patches (such as white, brown, or black spots), open sores, etc. These symptoms can indicate diseases such as oral thrush, cancer, vitamin deficiency, scarlet fever, and more.
The tongue like a sharp knife ... Kills without drawing blood. He who dares to speak with a razor sharp tongue, shall in end, bare the final scar. The best time for you to hold your tongue is the time you feel you must say something or bust.
Sharp-tongued, she can win a war of words with nearly anyone. A confrontation with a sharp-tongued committee chairman followed. His sharp-tongued mother became his role model. Spoiled and sharp-tongued, she has never been taught to think about other people's feelings.
When King David was pleading for mercy in the fifty-seventh Psalm, he cried: “My soul is among lions: and I lie even among them that are set on fire, even the sons of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows, and their tongue a sharp sword.” (Ps. 57:4.)
If you describe someone as sharp-tongued, you are being critical of them for speaking in a way which is unkind though often clever. [disapproval] Julia was a very tough, sharp-tongued woman.
Consider the destructive power of the tongue in marriages, families, on the job, in politics, yes, even in churches! What are some of the destructive sins of the tongue? (Slander, lies, gossip, put downs, criticism, etc.)
but no man can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison. With the tongue we praise our Lord and Father, and with it we curse men, who have been made in God's likeness.
A healthy tongue is typically pink in color and covered with papillae (tiny bumps) which contain your taste buds and assist with chewing food. Indications of an unhealthy tongue include different coloration besides pink, spots or patches (such as white, brown, or black spots), open sores, etc.
A healthy (or normal) tongue is pink and covered with small bumps known as papillae. The shade of pink can vary (provided it's not red), and the bumps should cover a good majority of the upper surface.
(of a person) speaking sweetly or softly, or in a way that is intended to please, often without being sincere; (of a statement, piece of text, etc.)
Proverbs 18:21 says “Death and life are in the power of the tongue.” The tongue can be used as a weapon to harm and destroy or as a tool to build and heal. What kind of impact do your words have?
Proverbs 21:23-31 New International Version (NIV)
Those who guard their mouths and their tongues keep themselves from calamity. The proud and arrogant person—“Mocker” is his name— behaves with insolent fury. The craving of a sluggard will be the death of him, because his hands refuse to work.
Let us not open our mouths when we do not have all the facts. (Prov. 18:13). Prov 18:13 He who gives an answer before he hears, It is folly and shame to him.
Anxiety has also been linked to tongue swelling and scalloped tongue, which is a condition that causes waves or ripples along the sides of the tongue.
A pink tongue is healthy and normal. A red tongue may indicate heat in the body like a fever or a hormonal imbalance. A reddish purple tongue is a sign that there may be inflammation or an infection in the body. A pale pink tongue may be a sign of a vitamin deficiency, a weak immune system or a lack of energy.