Acerb
//əˈsɜːb//
"Acerb" in a Sentence (2 examples)
If you put Spirit of Sulphur to the Peruvian Bark, it then becomes very acerb. If you mix Mercury with Spirit of Nitre or Oil of Vitriol whilst it boils, it then is very acerb.
As to the somewhat acerb remarks of the member for Jacques Cartier, I may pass them over […]
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