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acerb::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
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| Synonyms | acerbic, astringent |
| Type | Words |
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| Synonyms | acerbic, acid, acrid, bitter, blistering, caustic, sulfurous, sulphurous, virulent, vitriolic |
an acerbic tone piercing otherwise flowery prose.
Examples of acerb
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The dialogue is breezy, the tone acerb and the climax as predictably uplifting as Rocky's.
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Acerb and iconoclastic, London's Reyner Banham occupies a special niche among critics of the man-made environment.
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He has obviously inherited his father's acerb satiric wit, but having nothing new to say, does not know what to do with it.
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Lawrence has Pryor's bantam pugnacity, but he lacks the underdog charm, the skewed genius for mimicry and acerb social humor.
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For nearly a decade, the Chinese and Soviets have amused or alarmed the world with some of the most acerb political invective ever hurled across a border.
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Some years ago, during a brief lull in Frost's career, acerb Journalist Malcolm Muggeridge predicted that Frost would sink without a trace.
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Her acerb slatternly mother, gobbling cigarettes and guzzling whisky, might simply have been a mutilating monster-except that every other word and gesture reveals the maimed woman inside.
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- Sour or bitter in taste
- 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 ...
- Acerbia is a genus of moths in the Arctiidae family.
- Sour, bitter, and harsh to the taste, as unripe fruit; Sharp and harsh in expressing oneself
- (acerbic) Wine that is sharp and acidic and very harsh on the palate.
