n.
Function: adjective
Date: 15th century
1 : given to or designed for cutting especially : SHARP , EDGED
2 : marked by sharp piercing cold < cutting winds>
3 : inclined or likely to wound the feelings of others especially because of a ruthless incisiveness <a cutting remark>
4 : INTENSE , PIERCING <a cutting pain>
– cut · ting · ly \ -ti ŋ -l ē \ adverb