Defenition of the word acerbic

• Defenition of the word acerbic

  • Being harsh or corrosive in tone.
  • 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"
  • 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
  • harsh or corrosive in tone

Synonyms for the word acerbic

• • acerb
  • acid
  • acrid
  • astringent
  • barbed
  • biting
  • bitter
  • blistering
  • caustic
  • critical
  • cutting
  • mordant
  • pointed
  • prickly
  • sharp
  • sour
  • sulfurous
  • sulphurous
  • venomous
  • virulent
  • vitriolic

Similar words in the acerbic

• • acerbic
  • sour
  • unpleasant

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