taunting
TAUNTING
contumeliosus (insulting): amarus (bitter): acerbus (sour): asper (rough): mordax (biting): invidiosus (calculated to raise a prejudice against the person attacked): aculeatus (stinging): probrosus. [SYN. in CONTUMELIOUS CHIDE.] Taunting words verborum aculei.
contumeliosus (insulting): amarus (bitter): acerbus (sour): asper (rough): mordax (biting): invidiosus (calculated to raise a prejudice against the person attacked): aculeatus (stinging): probrosus. [SYN. in CONTUMELIOUS CHIDE.] Taunting words verborum aculei.
taunting (adj.): contŭmēliōsus. v. SARCASTIC , STINGING .
taunting (subs.): vellĭcātio (the act of twitting): to avoid t., vellicationes effugere, Sen. Vit. Beat. 5, 3: v. also TAUNT .