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adjective
1.
sour or astringent in taste: Lemon juice is acerbic.
2.
harsh or severe, as of temper or expression: acerbic criticism.
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- Again, for all the acerbic social messages, there exists a psychological economy that is particularly American.
- Correcting someone's grammar, or making acerbic jokes, can have consequences.
- For sharp characterization and wry, generally acerbic comments on relationships, Shapiro outclasses most of her peers.
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Word Origin & History
acerbic
1865, originally, and usually, figurative, "sour, harsh, severe" (of speech, manners, etc.), from L. acerbus "harsh to the taste, sharp, bitter, sour" (see acerbity).
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