adjective
- sour or bitter in taste
- harsh or severe in manner, tone, or speech
Examples
- The acerb taste of the unripe fruit made her pucker her lips.
- His acerb comments about her performance hurt her feelings.
- The critic's acerb review was difficult to read but fair.
- She had an acerb wit that could cut through pretense.
- The acerb flavor of the dark chocolate appealed to sophisticated palates.
- His acerb tone suggested he was annoyed with the question.