Adjective: acerbic u'sur-bik
- Sour or bitter in taste
"Her acerbic comment left a bitter taste";
- acerb, astringent
- Harsh or corrosive in tone
"an acerbic tone piercing otherwise flowery prose";
- acerb, acid, acrid, bitter, blistering, caustic, sulfurous [N. Amer], sulphurous [Brit, Cdn], virulent, vitriolic, acidulous
See also: sour, unpleasant