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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Acerb \A*cerb"\, a. [L. acerbus fr acer sharp: cf F. acerbe
See {Acrid}.]
Sour, bitter, and harsh to the taste, as unripe fruit; sharp
and harsh.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
acerb
adj 1: sour or bitter in taste [syn: {acerbic}, {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: {acerbic}, {acid}, {acrid},
{bitter}, {blistering}, {caustic}, {sulfurous}, {sulphurous},
{venomous}, {virulent}, {vitriolic}]
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