stinging
Having the capacity to sting.
Other meanings
Precise and hurtful.
Synonyms
- cutting
- edged
Related words
- stingingness
- stinging catfish
- stingingly
Word history
From Middle English "styngyng".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “stinging” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.