 3 definitions found
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
acerbic
adjective
1: sour or bitter in taste [syn: {acerb}, {astringent}, {sharp}]
2: 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" [syn: {acerb}, {acid}, {acrid}, {bitter},
{blistering}, {caustic}, {sulfurous}, {sulphurous}, {venomous},
{virulent}, {vitriolic}]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Acerbic \A*cerb"ic\, adjective
Sour or severe.
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
73 Moby Thesaurus words for "acerbic":
acerb, acerbate, acescent, acetose, acid, acidic, acidulent,
acidulous, acrid, acrimonious, amaroidal, asperous, astringent,
biting, bitter, bitter as gall, burning, caustic, choleric, coarse,
corroding, corrosive, crab, crabbed, cutting, dry, embittered,
escharotic, green, hard, harsh, incisive, irritating, keen,
mordacious, mordant, nose-tickling, penetrating, pickled, piercing,
piquant, poignant, pungent, rancorous, rankled, resentful,
resenting, rough, scathing, scorching, sec, severe, sharp, sore,
sour, sour as vinegar, soured, sourish, splenetic, stabbing,
stewing, stinging, tart, tartish, trenchant, unripe, unsweet,
unsweetened, vinegarish, vinegary, virulent, vitriolic,
withering
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