acerbic, adj.
harsh or corrosive in tone
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acerb acerbic acid acrid bitter blistering caustic sulfurous sulphurous virulent vitriolic
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"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"
"a vitriolic critique"
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sour or bitter in taste
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acerb acerbic astringent
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