Definitions for acerbic

acerbic a·cer·bic

Spelling: [uh-sur-bik]
IPA: /əˈsɜr bɪk/

Acerbic is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 13 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 16 points.

You can make 144 anagrams from letters in acerbic (abcceir).

Definitions for acerbic

adjective

  1. sour or astringent in taste:
  2. harsh or severe, as of temper or expression:

Origin of acerbic

1860-65; Latin acerb(us) sour, unripe, bitterly harsh + -ic, irregular for -ous

Examples for acerbic

And not the least haughty or intimidating or acerbic, but helpful, constructive, and conscientious.

On his HBO show Real Time with Bill Maher last Friday, the acerbic host had some harsh words for our butt-crazy culture.

Samantha is a smart, acerbic narrator, and her observations about high-school warfare ring true.

If Brady were as uptight and acerbic as Belichick often seems, the Patriot train would have long ago run off the rails.

The acerbic 85-year-old Michigan Democrat had long been contemptuous of Tea Partiers.

Perhaps even as acerbic a critic as Kennan might have been pleased by the result.

Much of it tastes like acerbic carbonated water with a dose of sugar to take the edge off.

But Tom Boswell makes it all look easy, gliding between the seasons with appreciation and acerbic wit.

The Bling Ring is visceral, elegantly shot, and acerbic, as it probes the dark side of celebrity obsession.

A hazy choral interlude follows, followed by more nasty beats and acerbic lyrics.

Word Value for acerbic
Scrable

13

Words with friends

16

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