acerbic
Meaning of acerbic
adjective
- (especially of a comment or style of speaking) sharp and forthright.
his acerbic wit
- tasting sour or bitter.
mid 19th century: from Latin acerbus ‘sour-tasting’ + -ic.
Information about acerbic
- It is an adjective.
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Hyphenation of acerbic
acer-bic
- It consists of 2 syllables and 7 chars.
- acerbic is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
acerbic synonyms
Meaning acerb:
acerb, astringent, acid, acrid, bitter, blistering, caustic, sulfurous, sulphurous, venomous, virulent, vitriolic
Meaning (of words or a speaker) critical or hurtful:
Meaning marked by or given to using irony in order to mock or convey contempt:
Meaning grimly mocking or cynical:
Meaning sarcastic, critical, and mocking another's weaknesses:
Meaning witheringly scornful; severely critical:
Meaning (of a comment) causing emotional pain; hurtful:
Meaning (of a person or mental process) intelligently analytical and clear-thinking:
Meaning able to make a way through or into something:
Meaning having or showing shrewdness or keen intelligence:
Meaning (of wit or criticism) harsh or cruel:
Meaning having a sting; capable of wounding or piercing with a sting:
Meaning extremely hot or intense:
Meaning having or showing eagerness or enthusiasm:
Meaning vigorous or incisive in expression or style:
Meaning (typically of speech or discussion) angry and bitter:
Meaning unpleasantly rough or jarring to the senses:
Meaning (of something bad or undesirable) very great; intense:
Meaning highly destructive or damaging:
Meaning showing little concern for the feelings of others; harsh:
Meaning causing physical injury:
Meaning causing distress to someone's feelings:
Meaning inconsiderate and harsh to others:
Meaning wilfully causing pain or suffering to others, or feeling no concern about it:
Meaning (especially of humour) having or showing a sharp or critical quality; biting:
Meaning readily expressing anger or irritation:
Meaning (of a substance or plant) causing or capable of causing death or illness if taken into the body:
Meaning showing or caused by malice:
Meaning deliberately cruel or violent:
Meaning characterized by malice; intending or intended to do harm:
Meaning malicious or spitefully critical:
Meaning deliberately hurtful in one's remarks; spiteful:
Meaning sarcastic:
Meaning critical or mocking in an indirect or sarcastic way:
Meaning denoting or using biting sarcasm or invective:
Meaning sharp-tasting; sour:
Meaning having an acid taste like lemon or vinegar:
Meaning having the properties of an acid, or containing acid; having a pH below 7:
Meaning slightly acidic:
Meaning an open pastry case containing a sweet or savoury filling:
Meaning (of food or drink) without sugar or a similar substance having been added:
Meaning of or like vinegar or acetic acid:
Meaning producing or resembling vinegar:
Meaning tasting of or containing vinegar:
Meaning (of comment, criticism, or humour) having a sharp and caustic quality:
Meaning causing discomfort, unhappiness, or revulsion; disagreeable:
Meaning causing dislike or aversion; disagreeable or unpleasant:
acerbic antonyms
Meaning not severe, serious, or harsh:
Meaning a group of people or things having similar characteristics:
Meaning having the pleasant taste characteristic of sugar or honey; not salt, sour, or bitter:
Translation of acerbic
- Italian: acido, caustico, aspro
- German: scharf, bitter, heftig, beißend, erbittert, virulent
- Spanish: cáustico, cáustica
Anagrams of acerbic
Words that rhyme with acerbic
hydroxyimberbic, proverbic, terbic, unacerbic, ytterbic, Erythorbic, araboascorbic, ascorbic, azaascorbic, dehydroascorbic, dodecylcarbomethylascorbic, erythorbic, ethylascorbic, glucoascorbic, hydrosorbic, isoascorbic, isohydrosorbic, orbic, palmitoylascorbic, parasorbic, sorbic, testascorbic, xyloascorbic, urbic
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