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acerbic adjective

  /əˈsɜ(ɹ)bɪk/ , /əˈsɜː(ɹ)bɪk/
  • Tasting sour or bitter.
  • (figurative) Sharp, harsh, biting.
 acerbe

acerbity noun

  /əˈsɜːbɪti/ , /əˈsɝbɪti/ , [əˈsɜːbɪɾi] , [əˈsɝbɪɾi]
  • Harshness, bitterness, or severity
 amertume, acerbité
  • Sourness of taste, with bitterness and astringency, like that of unripe fruit.
 acerbité, amertume

acerb adjective

  /əˈsɜɹb/ , /əˈsɜːb/
  • (archaic) Sour, bitter, and harsh to the taste, such as unripe fruit.
 acerbe

acerbate verb

  /ˈa.sə.beɪt/ , /ˈæ.səɹˌbeɪt/
  • (transitive) To exasperate; to irritate.
 ennuyer
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