尖刻 Traditional form: 尖刻 Pinyin (reading): jiānkè Definitions: caustic biting piquant acerbic vitriolic acrimonious Characters: 尖 - sharp, pointed, acute; keen, shrewd 刻 - to carve, to engrave; a quarter hour; a moment Traditional characters: 尖 - sharp, pointed, acute; keen, shrewd 刻 - to carve, to engrave; a quarter hour; a moment