The quality or state of being cutting, sharp, or biting in speech or manner.
From 'cutting' + the abstract noun suffix '-ness.' Follows standard English word formation to convert adjectives into abstract nouns.
Abstract nouns ending in '-ness' are one of English's most productive word factories—we can almost automatically turn any adjective into a noun: sad→sadness, happy→happiness, cutting→cuttingness.
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