Search Result:acerbic
KK Pronunciation
〔 ә`sʒbIk 〕
Pronunciation
〔 әˋsә:bik 〕
Overview of adj acerbic
The adj acerbic has 2 senses
- acerb, acerbic, astringent -- (sour or bitter in taste)
- acerb, acerbic, acid, acrid, bitter, blistering, caustic, sulfurous, sulphurous, virulent, vitriolic -- (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")