Assertion: sarcasm | /r/HasProperty | harsh remark
Facets:
value: merely
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: Also, to put the blanket statement that "sarcasm" is merely a harsh remark which what's implied by "caustic" and "cutting" is obviously false.
text: The sarcasm that had repelled, the harshness that had startled me once, were only like keen condiments in a choice dish: their presence was pungent, but their absence would be felt as comparatively insipid.