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acidulous

[uh-sij-uh-luhs] / əˈsɪdʒ ə ləs /




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But I was dying to see what she’d do with Joanne, the role originated by Elaine Stritch, who long owned the character’s acidulous second-act number, “The Ladies Who Lunch.”

From Los Angeles Times May 2, 2022

Sharp observations like these show us glimpses of the acidulous social satirist of Hollywood’s Golden Age.

From Washington Post Apr. 27, 2021

Susan Strasberg plays an acidulous critic à la Pauline Kael: “What he creates, he has to wreck, it’s a compulsion.”

From The New Yorker Sep. 26, 2018

German tenor Burkhard Ulrich made a properly acidulous Mime.

From Reuters Jul. 29, 2013

His gentle drawl was a capital foil to Lady Georgina's acidulous soprano.

From Miss Cayley's Adventures by Allen, Grant




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