acerb
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of acerb
1650–60; < Latin acerbus; see acerbic
Example Sentences
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Out of one recent seminar, for example, came General Lyman Lemnitzer's acerb remarks on General Maxwell Taylor's proposal to merge the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
From Time Magazine Archive
Groucho's ambition is to keep You Bet Your Life neatly balanced between human interest and acerb comment.
From Time Magazine Archive
Some years ago, during a brief lull in Frost's career, acerb Journalist Malcolm Muggeridge predicted that Frost would sink without a trace.
From Time Magazine Archive
The dialogue is breezy, the tone acerb and the climax as predictably uplifting as Rocky's.
From Time Magazine Archive
Miss Black was older than her brother, and had already acquired that acerb precision which lies in wait with such frequent success for middle-aged spinsters and bachelors.
From Notwithstanding by Cholmondeley, Mary
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