Cutting
Part of speech: verb
Definition: Present participle of to cut.
Part of speech: noun
Definition: The action of the verb to cut. A section removed from the larger whole. A newspaper clipping. A leaf, stem, branch, or root removed from a plant and cultivated to grow a new plant. An abridged selection of written work, often intended for performance. The editing of film or other recordings. Self-harm: the act of cutting one's own skin. A narrow passage, dug in high ground for a road, railway or canal to go through.
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: That is used for cutting. Of remarks, criticism, etc., potentially hurtful.
Example sentence: We don't believe that winning elections and winning any amount of votes will win freedom in Ireland. At the end of the day, it will be the cutting edge of the IRA which will bring freedom.
Bleak
Part of speech: noun
Definition: A small European river fish (Alburnus alburnus), of the family Cyprinidae; the blay.
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: Without color; pale; pallid.Desolate and exposed; swept by cold winds.Cold; cheerless.
Example sentence: If we were logical, the future would be bleak, indeed. But we are more than logical. We are human beings, and we have faith, and we have hope, and we can work.