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Webster 1913 Edition
Acerb
A-cerb′
,Adj.
Sour, bitter, and harsh to the taste, as unripe fruit; sharp and harsh.
Webster 1828 Edition
Acerb
ACERB'
,Adj.
Sour, bitter, and harsh to the taste; sour, with astringency or roughness; a quality of unripe fruits.
Definition 2024
acerb
acerb
English
Adjective
acerb (comparative acerber or more acerb, superlative acerbest or most acerb)
- Sour, bitter, and harsh to the taste, as unripe fruit.
- Sharp and harsh in expressing oneself.
Synonyms
Related terms
Translations
bitter to the taste
References
- acerb in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913