Word

acid, adj.
freq. cnt. 1

harsh or corrosive in tone
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

acerb acerbic acid acrid bitter blistering caustic sulfurous sulphurous virulent vitriolic

sample sentences

"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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derivationally related form

bitterness

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derivationally related form

acerbity

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derivationally related form

acridness acridity

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derivationally related form

virulency virulence