acerbically


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.

acerbically

(əˈsɜːbɪkəlɪ) advin an acerbic manner