Biting

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Old English bītan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch bijten and German beissen .

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biting (adj.)

c. 1300, present-participle adjective from bite (v.). Sense of "severe, sharp, painful" is from mid-14c.; that of "sarcastic, painful to the mind or feelings" is from late 14c. Related: Bitingly.