In what contexts would someone say 她说话很刻 (tā shuōhuà hěn kè) ("she's got a sharp tongue")? A jukuu.com example sentence for 刻 is:


  她说话很刻
  She's got a sharp tongue
  (Tā shuōhuà hěn kè)




I haven't encountered this usage of 刻 before, so I'm wondering how it might be used.

Question: In what contexts would someone say 她说话很刻?

I would guess it could be used to describe a particularly strict teacher, perhaps.  Just a guess though.
To be honest, 她说话很刻 is hard to understand; I think 她说话很刻薄 would be more natural. Basically it means saying something unkind/acerb/acrid etc.

Here's an explanation about 刻薄.


◎ 刻薄 kèbó
(1) [cutting;harsh;caustic;mean;acrimony]∶待人处事挑剔、无情
那个人为人奸狡诡谲,残忍刻薄
刻薄话