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Meaning of acerbic

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  acerbic
      adj 1: sour or bitter in taste [syn: {acerb}, {acerbic},
             {astringent}]
      2: harsh or corrosive in tone; "an acerbic tone piercing
         otherwise flowery prose"; "a barrage of acid comments"; "her
         acrid remarks make her many enemies"; "bitter words";
         "blistering criticism"; "caustic jokes about political
         assassination, talk-show hosts and medical ethics"; "a
         sulfurous denunciation"; "a vitriolic critique" [syn:
         {acerb}, {acerbic}, {acid}, {acrid}, {bitter}, {blistering},
         {caustic}, {sulfurous}, {sulphurous}, {virulent},
         {vitriolic}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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