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Từ điển WordNet v3.1 - WordNet Dictionary
acerb
1. sour or bitter in taste • Syn: acerbic, astringent • Similar to: sour • Derivationally related forms: astringency (for: astringent), astringence (for: astringent), acerbity (for: acerbic) 2. harsh or corrosive in tone - an acerbic tone piercing otherwise flowery prose - a barrage of acid comments - her acrid remarks make her many enemies - bitter words - blistering criticism - caustic jokes about political assassination, talk-show hosts and medical ethics - a sulfurous denunciation - a vitriolic critique • Syn: acerbic, acid, acrid, bitter, blistering, caustic, sulfurous, sulphurous, virulent, vitriolic • Similar to: unpleasant • Derivationally related forms: vitriol (for: vitriolic), virulency (for: virulent), virulence (for: virulent), bitterness (for: bitter), acridness (for: acrid), acridity (for: acrid), acerbity (for: acerbic)
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