noun
a savage bitter form of humor usually intended to hurt or wound
a speech full of personal jabs and sarcasm
Synonyms: acerbity, causticity, corrosiveness, sarcasticness
Related Word: humor, irony, raillery, satire, wit; jest, repartee; gibe, lampooning; mockery, ridicule, scorn, sneering; acrimony, invective; rancor, sharpness
Contrasted words: playfulness, waggishness, whimsicality