acerb [ ə'sə:b ]

• adj.
  • sour or bitter in taste

    同义词： acerbic astringent

  • harsh or corrosive in tone

    "an acerbic tone piercing otherwise flowery prose"

    同义词： acerbic acid acrid bitter blistering caustic sulfurous sulphurous venomous virulent vitriolic

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