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acerb

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Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

adjective

  1. Sour, bitter, and harsh to the taste, as unripe fruit; sharp and harsh.

    adjective

    Source: webster1913

adjective satellite

  1. sour or bitter in taste

    adj.all

    Synonyms acerbic astringent

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  2. harsh or corrosive in tone

    adj.all

    Examples
    An acerbic tone piercing otherwise flowery prose.
    Synonyms acerbic acid acrid bitter blistering caustic sulfurous sulphurous virulent vitriolic

    Source: WordNet 3.0

Nearby words

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