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acerb
Overview of adj acerb
The adj acerb has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts)
1. acerb, acerbic, astringent -- (sour or bitter in taste)
2. acerb, acerbic, acid, acrid, bitter, blistering, caustic, sulfurous, sulphurous, venomous, virulent, vitriolic -- (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"; "a vitriolic critique")
Grep of noun acerb
acerbity
Grep of verb acerb
acerbate
Antonyms of adj acerb
2 senses of acerb
Sense 1
acerb, acerbic, astringent
INDIRECT (VIA sour) -> sweet
Sense 2
acerb, acerbic, acid, acrid, bitter, blistering, caustic, sulfurous, sulphurous, venomous, virulent, vitriolic
INDIRECT (VIA unpleasant) -> pleasant
Similarity of adj acerb
2 senses of acerb
Sense 1
acerb, acerbic, astringent
=> sour (vs. sweet)
Sense 2
acerb, acerbic, acid, acrid, bitter, blistering, caustic, sulfurous, sulphurous, venomous, virulent, vitriolic
=> unpleasant (vs. pleasant)
Pertainyms of adj acerb
Attributes of adj acerb
Domain of adj acerb
Domain Terms of adj acerb
Familiarity of adj acerb
acerb used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count =2)
Grep of adj acerb
acerb
acerbic
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