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acerbic
adjective
(a-cer-bic)
sour or bitter in taste
Synonyms:
acerb
,
astringent
,
acerbic
adjective
(a-cer-bic)
harsh or corrosive in tone
Synonyms:
acerb
,
acid
,
acrid
,
bitter
,
blistering
,
caustic
,
sulfurous
,
sulphurous
,
virulent
,
vitriolic
,
Examples:
An acerbic tone piercing otherwise flowery prose.
Words Related to
acerbic
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caustic
,
vitriolic
,
venomous
,
astringent
,
bitter
,
virulent
,
blistering
,
acrid
,
unpleasant
,
sharp
,
sour
,
sulfurous
,
sulphurous
,
acid
,
acerb
,
tart
,
spiky
,
sardonic
,
witty
,
sarcastic
,
cantankerous
,
waspish
,
wry
,
snarky
,
irascible
,
trenchant
,
droll
,
irreverent
,
curmudgeonly
,
scathing
,
erudite
,
vituperative
,
satirical
,
outspoken
,
deadpan
,
snide
,
brusque
,
satiric
,
pithy
,
pugnacious
,
unsparing
,
bitchy
,
gruff
,
mordant
,
opinionated
,
perceptive
,
affable
,
eloquent
,
brash
,
ribald
,
humorous
,
spiteful
,
strident
,
feisty
,
humorless
,
polemical
,
unsentimental
,
combative
,
genial
,
jocular
,
barbed
,
splenetic
,
amiable
,
sardonian
,
scabrous
,
plainspoken
,
impassioned
,
waggish
,
intemperate
,
pompous
,
bombastic
,
flamboyant
,
abrasive
,
snappish
,
bilious
,
avuncular
,
eccentric
,
acidulous
,
mordacious
,
loquacious
,
brusk
,
prickly
,
urbane
,
scornful
,
ineloquent
,
dyspeptic
,
sly
,
glib
,
tactless
,
blunt
,
effusive
,
supercilious
,
voluble
,
insouciant
,
affectionate
,
hilarious
,
puckish
,
uproarious
,
snippy
,
laconic
,
acerbic
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