acerblyadv.

Brit.

/əˈsəːbli/, U.S.

/əˈsərbli/

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element; modelled on a Latin lexical item. Partly formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: Latin acerbus , -ly suffix²; acerb adj., -ly suffix².

Etymology: Originally < classical Latin acerbus acerb adj. + -ly suffix², after classical Latin acerbē, adverb. In later use (see sense 2) < acerb adj. + -ly suffix².

†1. Harshly; abrasively. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > harshness or severity > [adverb]

sternlyc897

sharplyc900

stitha1000

hardlyOE

starklyOE

sterna1175

stithlya1300

hardilyc1300

ruggedlya1382

austerely?a1400

smartlya1400

unsternlya1400

acerbly?a1425

brussly1481

sore1484

shrewdly1490

dourlya1500

severely1548

roundly1567

severe1599

strictly1602

fiercely1611

Draconically1641

rugged1661

?a1425 tr. Guy de Chauliac Grande Chirurgie (N.Y. Acad. Med.) f. 139 (MED) Þat þe teþe be not cured..acerbly [L. acerbe] i. bitterly..þat þai be froted with hony.

2. In early use: with a sour, bitter, or astringent flavour. Now chiefly: in a sharp or cutting manner; acerbically. Cf. acerb adj. 1.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > taste and flavour > sourness or acidity > [adverb] > bitterly

acridly1634

acerbly1793

the mind > emotion > anger > irascibility > ill-naturedness > sourness or bitterness of temper > [adverb]

tartlyc1000

sour?a1513

sourlya1533

crabbedly1574

acridlya1750

acrimoniously1753

acerbly1793

tartishly1823

sourishly1846

acidulously1889

vinegarishly1890

1793 G. Wallis Art preventing Dis. xiv. i. 567 Drinking too freely of things acerbly acid.

1856 H. Hotz tr. A. De Gobineau Moral & Intellect. Diversity of Races vi. 213 See, upon this often-debated subject, the opinion—somewhat acerbly expressed—of a learned historian and philologist.

1957 E. Partridge Eng. gone Wrong ii. 41 Lord Samuel acerbly and, as it happened, prophetically wrote, ‘Name it “realism” and any wickedness becomes allowable.’

2001 M. Kuefler Manly Eunuch iii. 100 Claudian acerbly compared the relationship between the two to a marriage.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	acerbly
释义	acerblyadv. Brit. /əˈsəːbli/, U.S. /əˈsərbli/ Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element; modelled on a Latin lexical item. Partly formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: Latin acerbus , -ly suffix²; acerb adj., -ly suffix². Etymology: Originally < classical Latin acerbus acerb adj. + -ly suffix², after classical Latin acerbē, adverb. In later use (see sense 2) < acerb adj. + -ly suffix². †1. Harshly; abrasively. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > harshness or severity > [adverb] sternlyc897 sharplyc900 stitha1000 hardlyOE starklyOE sterna1175 stithlya1300 hardilyc1300 ruggedlya1382 austerely?a1400 smartlya1400 unsternlya1400 acerbly?a1425 brussly1481 sore1484 shrewdly1490 dourlya1500 severely1548 roundly1567 severe1599 strictly1602 fiercely1611 Draconically1641 rugged1661 ?a1425 tr. Guy de Chauliac Grande Chirurgie (N.Y. Acad. Med.) f. 139 (MED) Þat þe teþe be not cured..acerbly [L. acerbe] i. bitterly..þat þai be froted with hony. 2. In early use: with a sour, bitter, or astringent flavour. Now chiefly: in a sharp or cutting manner; acerbically. Cf. acerb adj. 1. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > taste and flavour > sourness or acidity > [adverb] > bitterly acridly1634 acerbly1793 the mind > emotion > anger > irascibility > ill-naturedness > sourness or bitterness of temper > [adverb] tartlyc1000 sour?a1513 sourlya1533 crabbedly1574 acridlya1750 acrimoniously1753 acerbly1793 tartishly1823 sourishly1846 acidulously1889 vinegarishly1890 1793 G. Wallis Art preventing Dis. xiv. i. 567 Drinking too freely of things acerbly acid. 1856 H. Hotz tr. A. De Gobineau Moral & Intellect. Diversity of Races vi. 213 See, upon this often-debated subject, the opinion—somewhat acerbly expressed—of a learned historian and philologist. 1957 E. Partridge Eng. gone Wrong ii. 41 Lord Samuel acerbly and, as it happened, prophetically wrote, ‘Name it “realism” and any wickedness becomes allowable.’ 2001 M. Kuefler Manly Eunuch iii. 100 Claudian acerbly compared the relationship between the two to a marriage. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adv.?a1425
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