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acerb

[uh-surb]
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adjective

acerbic.

RELATED WORDS

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

Nearby words

  1. acephate,
  2. acequia,
  3. acer,
  4. aceramic,
  5. acerate,
  6. acerbate,
  7. acerbic,
  8. acerbity,
  9. acerola,
  10. 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