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Adjective
/əˈsərbik/,
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(esp. of a comment or style of speaking) Sharp and forthright,
  1. (esp. of a comment or style of speaking) Sharp and forthright
    • - his acerbic wit
  2. Tasting sour or bitter

  1. acerb: sour or bitter in taste
  2. acerb: 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 ...
  3. Sour or bitter; Sarcastic or cynical; Sharp-tempered
  4. A taste fault in the coffee brew giving an acrid and sour sensation on the tongue. The result of long-chained organic compounds due to excessive heat during the holding process after brewing.
  5. (adj.) biting, bitter in tone or taste (Jill became extremely acerbic and began to cruelly make fun of all her friends.)
  6. This is a description of the acrid flavor of coffee that has been extracted at too high a temperature which pulls unfavorable compounds from the grounds.
  7. (adj) - severe manner, bitter
  8. Bitter, sour, sharp.
  9. acetic, acoustic, allergic, amoebic, anarchic, aortic, arsenic, ascorbic, bailiwick, candlestick, choleric, firebrick, forensic, heraldic, heretic, hydraulic, lethargic, lunatic, maverick, nostalgic, ophthalmic, pansophic, phosphoric, politic, refusenik, rhetoric, syllabic, sympathic, tornadic