Meaning of ACERBIC
| Pronunciation: | | u'surbik
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- [adj] 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"
- [adj] sour or bitter in taste
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ACERBIC is a 7 letter word that starts with A. |
| | Synonyms: | | acerb, acid, acrid, astringent, bitter, blistering, caustic, sharp, sour, sulfurous, sulphurous, unpleasant, venomous, virulent, vitriolic |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \A*cerb"ic\, a.
Sour or severe.
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| | Related Terms: | | acerb, acerbate, acescent, acetose, acid, acidic, acidulent, acidulous, acrid, acrimonious, amaroidal, asperous, astringent, biting, bitter, bitter as gall, burning, caustic, choleric, coarse, corroding, corrosive, crab, crabbed, cutting, dry, embittered, escharotic, green, hard, harsh, incisive, irritating, keen, mordacious, mordant, nose-tickling, penetrating, pickled, piercing, piquant, poignant, pungent, rancorous, rankled, resentful, resenting, rough, scathing, scorching, sec, severe, sharp, sore, sour, sour as vinegar, soured, sourish, splenetic, stabbing, stewing, stinging, tart, tartish, trenchant, unripe, unsweet, unsweetened, vinegarish, vinegary, virulent, vitriolic, withering |
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