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.
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Acerb
//əˈsɜːb//
Synonyms for "acerb" (58 found)
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Closest matches (12)
Adjective(2 words)
Adjective(6 words)
Strong matches (17)
Related words (29)
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Synonyms
2 entriesRelated terms
4 entriesderived
1 entriesetymologically related_to
1 entriesrelated to
5 entriessimilar
2 entriesTranslations
14 translations across 9 languages.
Finnish
3 entries- kitkerä adj (bitter to the taste)
- kitkerä adj (sharp and harsh in expression)
- pureva adj (sharp and harsh in expression)
French
1 entries- acerbe adj (bitter to the taste)
Galician
1 entries- acerbo adj (bitter to the taste)
Italian
1 entries- acerbo adj (bitter to the taste)
Latin
1 entries- acerbus adj (bitter to the taste)
Persian
1 entries- گس adj (bitter to the taste)
Portuguese
1 entries- acerbo adj (bitter to the taste)
Russian
4 entries- едкий adj (sharp and harsh in expression)
- жёсткий adj (sharp and harsh in expression)
- резкий adj (sharp and harsh in expression)
- терпкий adj (bitter to the taste)
Spanish
1 entries- acerbo adj (bitter to the taste)
Sample sentences
2 total sentences available.
As to the somewhat acerb remarks of the member for Jacques Cartier, I may pass them over […]
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