ACERBIC
Dictionary entry overview: What does acerbic mean? • ACERBIC (adjective)
The adjective ACERBIC has 2 senses:
1. sour or bitter in taste
2. harsh or corrosive in tone
Familiarity information: ACERBIC used as an adjective is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• ACERBIC (adjective)
Meaning:
Sour or bitter in taste
Synonyms:
acerb; acerbic; astringent
Similar:
sour (having a sharp biting taste)
Meaning:
Harsh or corrosive in tone
Synonyms:
vitriolic; acid; blistering; caustic; acerb; venomous; sulphurous; sulfurous; acrid; acerbic; bitter; virulent
Context examples:
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
Similar:
unpleasant (disagreeable to the senses, to the mind, or feelings)
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