acerb

[uh-surb]

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adjective

acerbic.

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Origin of acerb

1650–60; < Latin acerbus; see acerbic

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Related Words for acerb

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

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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