Adjective: acerb u'surb
- Sour or bitter in taste
"The acerb flavour of unripe fruit was unpleasant";
- acerbic, astringent
- Harsh or corrosive in tone
"an acerb tone piercing otherwise flowery prose";
- acerbic, acid, acrid, bitter, blistering, caustic, sulfurous [N. Amer], sulphurous [Brit, Cdn], virulent, vitriolic, acidulous
See also: sour, unpleasant
Encyclopedia: Acerb