acerb

[ uh-surb ]

/ əˈsɜrb /

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adjective

RELATED WORDS

acerbic, acetous, acid, acidulous, acrid, bitter, harsh, sharp, tangy, tart

Nearby words

acephate, acequia, acer, aceramic, acerate, acerb, acerbate, acerbic, acerbity, acerola, acerose

Origin of acerb

1650–60; < Latin acerbus; see acerbic

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Examples from the Web for acerb

She denied that stenographers could ever form a union, but she could not answer his acerb, “Why not?”
The Job|Sinclair Lewis