acerbic
a·cer·bic
acerbic · more acerbic · most acerbic
терпкий, саркастический, язвительный
sauer, bitter, ätzend, beißend
Tasting sour or bitterTasting sour or bitter.
UK/əˈsɜː(ɹ)bɪk/US/əˈsərbɪk/
» Tom has a way of making acerbic comments that can sting.
Том має здатність генерувати їдкі коментарі, які можуть образити.
Meaning
2 sensesTasting sour or bitter.
sauer, bitter
терпкийterpkij
sour or bitter in taste
(figuratively)Sharp, harsh, biting.
ätzend, beißend, bissig
саркастическийsarkastičeskij, язви́тельныйjazvítelʹnyj
harsh or corrosive in tone
Examples
2 sentencesTom has a way of making acerbic comments that can sting.
Том має здатність генерувати їдкі коментарі, які можуть образити.
I'll try to stay on your good side, lest I get cut in two by that acerbic tongue of yours.
Translations
5 languagesРусский
By meaning 2
sour or bitter:
sharp, biting:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
sour or bitter:
sharp, biting:
Origin
Attested since the 17th century, from Latin acerbus (“sour, bitter”).Attested since the 17th century, from Latin acerbus (“sour, bitter”).
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Forms
more acerbic, most acerbic| Comparative | more acerbic Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most acerbic Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
13 synonymssharp, biting:scathingC1
sour or bitter:acerbacridacrimonious
Close in meaning
- harsh or corrosive in tone:acerbacidacridbitterblisteringcausticsulfuroussulphurous
- sour or bitter in taste:acerbastringent
Word family
5 related wordsRelatedacerbity
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form