 acerbic |
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| 1. | [ adjective ] sour or bitter in taste | |
| Synonyms: | astringent sharp acerb | |
| Related terms: | sour | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] harsh or corrosive in tone | |
| Synonyms: | bitter acid blistering venomous virulent sulphurous caustic sulfurous acrid vitriolic acerb | |
| Examples: | "an acerbic tone piercing otherwise flowery prose" "a barrage of acid comments" "her acrid remarks make her many enemies" "bitter words" "blistering criticism" "caustic jokes" "a sulfurous denunciation" |
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| Related terms: | unpleasant | |
| Similar spelling: |
acerb acrobatic acrobatics acerbity acrophobic acrobat acerbate Acrobates |
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