acerb

a·cer·bic

A0049200 (ə-sûr′bĭk) also a·cerb (ə-sûrb′)adj.1. Sour or bitter tasting; acid. See Synonyms at bitter, sour.2. Sharp or biting, as in character or expression: "At times, the playwright allows an acerbic tone to pierce through otherwise arid or flowery prose" (Alvin Klein).

---

[From Latin acerbus; see ak- in Indo-European roots.]

---

a·cer′bi·cal·ly adv.

a•cer•bic

(əˈsɜr bɪk)

adj. 1. sour or astringent in taste. 2. sharply or bitterly severe, as temper or expression. [1860–65; < Latin acerb(us) sour, unripe + -ic] a•cer′bi•cal•ly, adv. a•cer′bi•ty, n.

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	acerb - sour or bitter in taste acerbic, astringentsour - having a sharp biting taste
	2.	acerb - 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"; "a vitriolic critique"blistering, caustic, acid, vitriolic, acerbic, acrid, sulfurous, sulphurous, virulent, bitterunpleasant - disagreeable to the senses, to the mind, or feelings ; "an unpleasant personality"; "unpleasant repercussions"; "unpleasant odors"

acerb

adjectiveHaving a taste characteristic of that produced by acids:acerbic, acetous, acid, acidulous, dry, sour, tangy, tart.

Translations

acerbo