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acerbic
a·cer·bic A0049200 (ə-sûr′bĭk) also a·cerb (ə-sûrb′)adj.1. Sour or bitter tasting; acid. See Synonyms at bitter, sour.2. Sharp or biting, as in character or expression: "At times, the playwright allows an acerbic tone to pierce through otherwise arid or flowery prose" (Alvin Klein).
[From Latin acerbus; see ak- in Indo-European roots.]
a·cer′bi·cal·ly adv.acerbic (əˈsɜːbɪk) or acerbadjharsh, bitter, or astringent; sour[C17: from Latin acerbus sour, bitter]a•cer•bic (əˈsɜr bɪk)
adj. 1. sour or astringent in taste. 2. sharply or bitterly severe, as temper or expression. [1860–65; < Latin acerb(us) sour, unripe + -ic] a•cer′bi•cal•ly, adv. a•cer′bi•ty, n. acerbic - Often describes a sharp or biting mood, temper, tone, or wit; acerbity is normally a bit less sharp than sarcasm.See also related terms for temper.Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. |  acerbic - sour or bitter in taste acerb, astringentsour - having a sharp biting taste | | 2. |  acerbic - harsh or corrosive in tone; "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 about political assassination, talk-show hosts and medical ethics"; "a sulfurous denunciation"; "a vitriolic critique"blistering, caustic, acid, vitriolic, acerb, acrid, sulfurous, sulphurous, virulent, bitterunpleasant - disagreeable to the senses, to the mind, or feelings ; "an unpleasant personality"; "unpleasant repercussions"; "unpleasant odors" |
acerbicadjective sharp, cutting, biting, severe, acid, bitter, nasty, harsh, stern, rude, scathing, acrimonious, barbed, unkind, unfriendly, sarcastic, sardonic, caustic, churlish, vitriolic, trenchant, acrid, brusque, rancorous, mordant, mordacious comments made in a spirit of acerbic witacerbicadjective1. Having a noticeably sharp pungent taste or smell:acrid, bitter, harsh, sour.2. Having a taste characteristic of that produced by acids:acerb, acetous, acid, acidulous, dry, sour, tangy, tart.3. So sharp as to cause mental pain:acid, acidic, acrid, astringent, biting, caustic, corrosive, cutting, mordacious, mordant, pungent, scathing, sharp, slashing, stinging, trenchant, truculent, vitriolic.Translationsacerbic
Synonyms for acerbicadj sharpSynonyms- sharp
- cutting
- biting
- severe
- acid
- bitter
- nasty
- harsh
- stern
- rude
- scathing
- acrimonious
- barbed
- unkind
- unfriendly
- sarcastic
- sardonic
- caustic
- churlish
- vitriolic
- trenchant
- acrid
- brusque
- rancorous
- mordant
- mordacious
Synonyms for acerbicadj having a noticeably sharp pungent taste or smellSynonymsadj having a taste characteristic of that produced by acidsSynonyms- acerb
- acetous
- acid
- acidulous
- dry
- sour
- tangy
- tart
adj so sharp as to cause mental painSynonyms- acid
- acidic
- acrid
- astringent
- biting
- caustic
- corrosive
- cutting
- mordacious
- mordant
- pungent
- scathing
- sharp
- slashing
- stinging
- trenchant
- truculent
- vitriolic
Synonyms for acerbicadj sour or bitter in tasteSynonymsRelated Wordsadj harsh or corrosive in toneSynonyms- blistering
- caustic
- acid
- vitriolic
- acerb
- acrid
- sulfurous
- sulphurous
- virulent
- bitter
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