acidulous
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Sharp observations like these show us glimpses of the acidulous social satirist of Hollywood’s Golden Age.
From Washington Post • Apr. 27, 2021
What pricked up my ears wasn’t so much Hollis’ truculent sentiments as his acidulous language, which Macy delivered like a blue-collar maestro.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2020
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
Lemons are practically a necessity to the American people, owing to the heat of the summers, when cool and refreshing drinks with an agreeable acidulous taste are in great demand.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3 "Frost" to "Fyzabad" by Various
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