acerbic
adjective/əˈsɜːbɪk/
/əˈsɜːrbɪk/
(formal)- (of a person or what they say) critical in a direct and rather cruel way
- The letter was written in her usual acerbic style.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryAcerbic is used with these nouns:- wit
Word Originmid 19th cent.: from Latin acerbus ‘sour-tasting’ + -ic.Definitions on the go
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