causing a sharply painful or stinging sensation; used especially of cold; "bitter cold"; "a biting wind" krzyżówka

in or of the present month; "your letter of the 10th inst" severely simple; "a stark interior" somewhat indefinite; "bearing a general resemblance to the original"; "a general description of the merchandise" confined to specific persons; "a close secret" affecting things past; "retroactive tax increase"; "an ex-post-facto law"; "retro pay" strictly confined or guarded; "kept under close custody" extremely robust; "an iron constitution" having cleansing power being nine more than forty of textiles; "a close weave"; "smooth percale with a very tight weave" clearly manifest; evident; "frank enjoyment" (chiefly a direction or description in music) very soft fitting closely but comfortably; "a close fit" used of hair or haircuts; "a close military haircut" affecting the entire body; "a general anesthetic"; "general symptoms" of great force or power feeling great rapture or delight of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect; "an austere expression"; "a stern face" applying to all or most members of a category or group; "the general public"; "general assistance"; "a general rule"; "in general terms"; "comprehensible to the general reader" being or situated at an end; "the endmost pillar"; "terminal buds on a branch"; "a terminal station"; "the terminal syllable"