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   acerbic

   /əˈsəːbɪk/

   adjective

   • 1. (especially of a comment or style of speaking) sharp and forthright: "his acerbic wit" Similar sharpsarcasticsardonicsatiricalscathingcuttingrazor-edgedincisivepenetratingpiercingbitingstingingsearingkeencaustictrenchantbitteracrimoniousastringentharshseveredevastatingabrasivewoundinghurtfulunkindcruelvitriolicvirulentmordantvenomouswaspishpoisonousspitefulviciousmaliciousacerbinformal:bitchycattysarkysnarkyrare:mordaciousacidulousOpposite mildkind
   • 2. tasting sour or bitter. archaic, technical Similar souracidacidicacidulatedtartbitterunsweetenedsharpaceticacetousvinegarypungentacridunpleasantdistastefulacerbrare:acidulousOpposite sweet

   Word Origin mid 19th century: from Latin acerbus ‘sour-tasting’ + -ic.

   Derivatives

   • 1. acerbically adverb

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