acerbic

a·cer·bic  (-sûrbk) also a·cerb (-sûrb)

adj.

1. Sour or bitter tasting; acid. See Synonyms at bitter.

2. Sharp or biting, as in character or expression: "At times, the playwright allows an acerbic tone to pierce through otherwise arid or flowery prose" (Alvin Klein).

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[From Latin acerbus; see ak- in Indo-European roots.]

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a·cerbi·cal·ly adv.

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acerbic [əˈsɜːbɪk]

adj

harsh, bitter, or astringent; sour

[from Latin acerbus sour, bitter]

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acerbic - Often describes a sharp or biting mood, temper, tone, or wit; acerbity is normally a bit less sharp than sarcasm.

See also related terms for temper.

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	acerbic - sour or bitter in taste               acerb, astringent sour - having a sharp biting taste
	2.	acerbic - 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" blistering, caustic, acid, vitriolic, acerb, acrid, sulfurous, sulphurous, virulent, bitter unpleasant - disagreeable to the senses, to the mind, or feelings ; "an unpleasant personality"; "unpleasant repercussions"; "unpleasant odors"

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acerbic

adjective sharp, cutting, biting, severe, acid, bitter, nasty, harsh, stern, rude, scathing, acrimonious, barbed, unkind, unfriendly, sarcastic, sardonic, caustic, churlish, vitriolic, trenchant, acrid, brusque, rancorous, mordant, mordacious comments made in a spirit of acerbic wit

Translations

acerbic [əˈsɜːbɪk] ADJ

1. [taste] → acre, acerbo

2. (fig) → mordaz, cáustico

acerbic [əˈsɜː^rbɪk] adj (= critical) [wit, comment, comedy] → acerbe

acerbic

adj person → gerissen; wit → scharf; remark, comment, style → bissig

acerbic [əˈsɜːbɪk] adj (frm) (also) (fig) → acido/a