| Pronunciation: | | u'surb
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| Matching Terms: | | acer, acer argutum, acer campestre, acer circinatum, acer glabrum, acer japonicum, acer macrophyllum, acer negundo, acer negundo californicum, acer palmatum, acer pennsylvanicum, acer platanoides, acer pseudoplatanus, acer rubrum, acer saccharinum, acer saccharum, acer spicatum, aceraceae, acerate, acerate leaf, acerbate, acerbic, acerbitude, acerbity, aceric, acerola, acerose, acerous, acerval, acervate, acervation, acervative, acervose, acervuline, acervulus
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- [adj] 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"
- [adj] sour or bitter in taste
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| | Synonyms: | | acerbic, acid, acrid, astringent, bitter, blistering, caustic, sharp, sour, sulfurous, sulphurous, unpleasant, venomous, virulent, vitriolic |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \A*cerb"\, a. [L. acerbus, fr. acer sharp: cf. F. acerbe.
See {Acrid}.]
Sour, bitter, and harsh to the taste, as unripe fruit; sharp
and harsh.
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