Acerb - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|əˈsərb|
Brit.
|əˈsɜːb|
adjective
- sour or bitter in taste (syn: acerbic, astringent)
- harsh or corrosive in tone (syn: acerbic, acid, acrid, bitter, blistering, caustic, sulfurous, sulphurous, virulent, vitriolic)
- harsh or corrosive in tone (syn: acerbic, acid, acrid, bitter, blistering, caustic, sulfurous, sulphurous, virulent, vitriolic)
an acerbic tone piercing otherwise flowery prose
Extra examples
...a professor with a rather acerb sense of humor...
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