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synonyms for acerb

  • acerbic
  • acetous
  • acid
  • acidulous
  • acrid
  • bitter
  • harsh
  • sharp
  • tangy
  • tart
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How to use acerb in a sentence

The fruit remains acerb and hard; the tree declines to be "ameliorated" for the good of mankind.
PRAIRIE GOLDVARIOUS
She denied that stenographers could ever form a union, but she could not answer his acerb, “Why not?”
THE JOBSINCLAIR LEWIS
Thereupon followed a soft discussion that was as near being acerb as nails are near velvet paws.
VITTORIA, COMPLETEGEORGE MEREDITH
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WORDS RELATED TO ACERB

  • acerb
  • acerbic
  • acidulous
  • acrid
  • bitter
  • harsh
  • tangy
  • tart
  • vinegarish
  • vinegary
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.