单词 | acerb |
释义 | acerb (once / 171295 pages) 1adj 2adj WORD FAMILY acerb: acerbly USAGE EXAMPLESacerb, acidulous, caustic, pungent, stinging, acetous, acrid, cutting, savage, tart, acid, acrimonious, harsh, sharp, vinegarish, acidulated, biting, irate, sour, virulent. Fernald, James Champlin, English Synonyms and Antonyms—With...(2010) She denied that stenographers could ever form a union, but she could not answer his acerb, “Why not?” Lewis, Sinclair, The Job—An American Novel(2010) He had been giving a dinner followed by a concert, and the deafening strains of the music clashed with my acerb spirit, irritating me excessively. Meredith, George, The Adventures of Harry Richmond —...(2010) 1 adj sour or bitter in taste 2Syn acerbic, astringent sour having a sharp biting taste adj harsh or corrosive in tone Syn acerbic, acid, acrid, bitter, blistering, caustic, sulfurous, sulphurous, virulent, vitriolic unpleasant disagreeable to the senses, to the mind, or feelings |
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