| acerbic |
| acerbic |
| Acerbic | a. Sour or severe. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| acerb | (adj) sour or bitter in taste, Syn. astringent, acerbic |
| acerb | (adj) harsh or corrosive in tone, Syn. vitriolic, sulfurous, acid, bitter, blistering, acerbic, virulent, caustic, acrid, sulphurous, Example: 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; a vitriolic critique |
| 涩 | [涩 / 澀] grating (of surfaces); tart; acerbic, See also: 澀 #10,674 [Add to Longdo] |
| 涩味 | [涩 味 / 澀 味] acerbic (taste); astringent [Add to Longdo] |
| 咸涩 | [咸 涩 / 鹹 澀] salty and bitter; acerbic [Add to Longdo] |
