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Hasil cari dari kata atau frase: acerb (0.02168 detik)
Found 2 items, similar to acerb.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: acerb
acerb
adj 1: sour or bitter in taste [syn:
acerbic,
astringent,
sharp]
2: harsh or corrosive in tone;
“an acerbic tone piercing
otherwise flowery prose”;
“a barrage of acid comments”;
“her acrid remarks make her many enemies”;
“bitter words”;
“blistering criticism”;
“caustic jokes about political
assassination, talk-show hosts and medical ethics”;
“a
sulfurous denunciation” [syn:
acerbic,
acid,
acrid,
bitter,
blistering,
caustic,
sulfurous,
sulphurous,
venomous,
virulent,
vitriolic]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Acerb
Acerb
\A*cerb"\, a. [L. acerbus, fr. acer sharp: cf. F. acerbe.
See
Acrid.]
Sour, bitter, and harsh to the taste, as unripe fruit; sharp
and harsh.
[1913 Webster]
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