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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Acerbic \A*cerb"ic\, a.
     Sour or severe.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  acerbic
       adj 1: sour or bitter in taste [syn: {acerb}, {astringent}, {sharp}]
       2: 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" [syn: {acerb}, {acid}, {acrid}, {bitter},
           {blistering}, {caustic}, {sulfurous}, {sulphurous}, {venomous},
           {virulent}, {vitriolic}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  73 Moby Thesaurus words for "acerbic":
     acerb, acerbate, acescent, acetose, acid, acidic, acidulent,
     acidulous, acrid, acrimonious, amaroidal, asperous, astringent,
     biting, bitter, bitter as gall, burning, caustic, choleric, coarse,
     corroding, corrosive, crab, crabbed, cutting, dry, embittered,
     escharotic, green, hard, harsh, incisive, irritating, keen,
     mordacious, mordant, nose-tickling, penetrating, pickled, piercing,
     piquant, poignant, pungent, rancorous, rankled, resentful,
     resenting, rough, scathing, scorching, sec, severe, sharp, sore,
     sour, sour as vinegar, soured, sourish, splenetic, stabbing,
     stewing, stinging, tart, tartish, trenchant, unripe, unsweet,
     unsweetened, vinegarish, vinegary, virulent, vitriolic,
     withering
  
  

















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