as in sarcastic
marked by the use of wit that is intended to cause hurt feelings
your smart-mouthed remarks aren't at all helping the situation
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Recent Examples of smart-mouthed
Ken Osmond played Eddie Haskell, Wally's smart-mouthed best friend.
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Meredith Wilshere,
PEOPLE,
18 May 2026
Zuloaga’s smart-mouthed troop functions as a lively microcosm of this world.
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Carolina A. Miranda,
The Atlantic,
5 Mar. 2026
Feimster plays the smart-mouthed Roo, a CIA colleague of Luke's.
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Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
12 June 2025
Ken Osmond as Eddie Haskell In the show, Ken Osmond played Eddie Haskell — the smart-mouthed kid who was best friends with Wally.
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Meredith Wilshere,
People.com,
7 June 2025
There is Jake, the perma-grinning, smart-mouthed group leader.
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Sophie Monks Kaufman,
IndieWire,
16 May 2025
Meredith Wilshere,
PEOPLE,
18 May 2026
Zuloaga’s smart-mouthed troop functions as a lively microcosm of this world.
—
Carolina A. Miranda,
The Atlantic,
5 Mar. 2026
Feimster plays the smart-mouthed Roo, a CIA colleague of Luke's.
—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
12 June 2025
Ken Osmond as Eddie Haskell In the show, Ken Osmond played Eddie Haskell — the smart-mouthed kid who was best friends with Wally.
—
Meredith Wilshere,
People.com,
7 June 2025
There is Jake, the perma-grinning, smart-mouthed group leader.
—
Sophie Monks Kaufman,
IndieWire,
16 May 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for smart-mouthed
Adjective
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This is taken as evidence of his status, not a sarcastic criticism.
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On Monday night, Contreras was ejected in the second inning after a check-swing strikeout prompted him to give a sarcastic ABS challenge gesture at the umpire, earning an instant boot.
Adjective
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The script for the video was written by Casale and his longtime friend Max Papeschi, an Italian satirical artist.
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Staff members of the satirical magazine Leman are on trial on charges of inciting hatred over a cartoon published last year that features the Prophet Mohammed and Moses.
Adjective
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The fence, as constructed, is more than 8 feet tall and is topped with a strand of barbed wire — too high for many animals to jump and dangerous for those that attempt to do so.
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Vines have grown through the fence and barbed wire surrounding a tall art deco building in this city’s downtown, and cigarette holders and empty food tins litter the tall weeds.
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“Smart-mouthed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/smart-mouthed. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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