Acerb

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Sour, bitter, and harsh to the taste, as unripe fruit; sharp and harsh.

Adj.	1.	acerb - sour or bitter in taste Synonyms: acerbic, astringent, sharp
	2.	acerb - harsh or corrosive in tone; "an acerbic tone piercing otherwise flowery prose"; "a barrage of acid comments"; "her acrid remarks make her many enemies"; "bitter words"; "blistering criticism"; "caustic jokes about political assassination, talk-show hosts and medical ethics"; "a sulfurous denunciation" Synonyms: blistering, caustic, sulfurous, sulphurous, acid, vitriolic, acerbic, acrid, venomous, virulent, bitter

acerbic, astringent, sharp, sour