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 [ass-sir-bik]

Adjective

harsh or bitter: an acerbic critic [Latin acerbus sharp, sour]

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

Translations

acerbic [əˈsəːbɪk] adj → acerbo;

(fig) → mordaz

acerbic [əˈsəːbɪk] adj (also fig) → acerbe

acerbic [əˈsəːbɪk] adj → scharf

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