I'll try to stay on your good side, lest I get cut in two by that acerbic tongue of yours.
Source: tatoeba (511527)
Acerbic
//əˈsɜː(ɹ)bɪk//
Synonyms for "acerbic" (94 found)
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Closest matches (19)
Strong matches (28)
Related words (47)
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Synonyms
3 entriesderived
4 entriesrelated to
5 entriessimilar
3 entriesTranslations
43 translations across 13 languages.
Bulgarian
3 entries- саркастичен adj (sharp, biting)
- стипчив adj (sour or bitter)
- тръпчив adj (sour or bitter)
Catalan
4 entries- acerb adj (sour or bitter)
- acerb adj (sharp, biting)
- agre adj (sour or bitter)
- agre adj (sharp, biting)
Danish
4 entries- bitter adj (sour or bitter)
- mopset adj (sharp, biting)
- sur adj (sour or bitter)
- syrlig adj (sharp, biting)
Esperanto
2 entries- acerba adj (sour or bitter)
- acerba adj (sharp, biting)
Finnish
4 entries- kitkerä adj (sour or bitter)
- kyyninen adj (sharp, biting)
- kärkevä adj (sharp, biting)
- pureva adj (sharp, biting)
German
4 entries- beißend adj (sharp, biting)
- bissig adj (sharp, biting)
- bitter adj (sour or bitter)
- rau adj (sharp, biting)
Polish
3 entries- cierpki adj (sour or bitter)
- cierpki adj (sharp, biting)
- uszczypliwy adj (sharp, biting)
Portuguese
2 entries- acerbo adj (sour or bitter)
- acerbo adj (sharp, biting)
Russian
3 entries- саркастический adj (sharp, biting)
- терпкий adj (sour or bitter)
- язви́тельный adj (sharp, biting)
Serbo-Croatian
2 entries- trpak adj (sour or bitter)
- zajedljiv adj (sharp, biting)
Spanish
2 entries- acerbo adj (sour or bitter)
- acerbo adj (sharp, biting)
Swedish
1 entries- syrlig adj (sharp, biting)
Vietnamese
1 entries- chát adj (sour or bitter)
Sample sentences
5 total sentences available.
Tom has a way of making acerbic comments that can sting.
Source: tatoeba (11905423)
Those consumers who object to the acerbic taste of garlic can purchase de-odorized garlic or allicin extract.
Source: wiktionary
Supercompetent, superconfident and supercritical, Schmidt is a gifted orator whose acerbic wit earned him the nickname "Schmidt the Lip."
Source: wiktionary
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