View synonyms for acerb

acerb

[ uh-surb ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

Origin of acerb¹

1650–60; < Latin acerbus; acerbic

The fruit remains acerb and hard; the tree declines to be "ameliorated" for the good of mankind.

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

Thereupon followed a soft discussion that was as near being acerb as nails are near velvet paws.

April 24, 2024gallimaufry

[gal-uh-maw-free ]

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