Question

which term describes a use of verbal irony with a biting or critical intent

Answer 1

Sardonic: grimly mocking or cynical. Satirical: the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc. These are not exactly verbal irony, but language can definitely be satirical.

Answer 2

Answer: Sarcasm

Explanation: Apex

I never got the secondary answer if there is one.