There were tart remarks even from countries that abstained from the vote, like the Netherlands. “This is like someone with six shopping carts of food trying to go through the express lane at a supermarket,” said Michiel Leenaars, a member of the Dutch delegation. “The end result of this will be confusion. The standard is simply too big. There are still a lot of questions out there.”
tart (BEHAVIOUR) Show phonetics
adjective
(especially of a way of speaking) quick or sharp and unpleasant:
a tart remark/comment/reply
tartly Show phonetics
adverb
'You don't seem to appreciate the situation, ' she said tartly.
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