#initial-load-header-loader { visibility: hidden!important; } #initial-load-content { visibility: visible!important; } .expandable .expandable-control { display: none!important; } .expandable .expandable-content { display: block!important; visibility: visible!important; max-height: none!important; height: auto!important; }

acerb

[uh-surb]

|

SEE MORE SYNONYMS FOR acerb ON THESAURUS.COM

adjective

Origin of acerb

1650–60; < Latin acerbus; see acerbic

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Related Words for acerb

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

Examples from the Web for acerb

Historical Examples of acerb

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