acerb

Significado (Inglês)

1. (archaic) Sour, bitter, and harsh to the taste, such as unripe fruit.
2. (archaic, figuratively) Sharp and harsh in expressing oneself.

Conceitos

acerbo

ácido

acre

adstringente

amargo

amargoso

amaro

áspero

azedo

cortante

picante

cáustico

virulento

Sinônimos

acerbic

bitter

caustic

acid

blistering

acrid

sulfurous

vitriolic

virulent

astringent

tart

sulphurous

mordacious

biting

cutting

keen

mordant

pointed

sharp

shrill

sour

strident

trenchant

ingenious

vinegary

lancinating

bristly

acute

morose

nipping

peaked

peaky

perceptive

perspicacious

piercing

acidic

pungent

quick-witted

ready

salty

severe

acuate

fulgurating

slick

smart

sore

lancinate

sourish

sourness

spiky

Traduções

acerbe

aigre

caustico

acerbus

ácido

acre

âpre

acerbo

acerbo

astringent

heftig

erbittert

scharf

virulent

aspre

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/əˈsɜːb/

Etimologia (Inglês)

Cognato com francês: acerbe

In summary

From Latin acerbus, from Latin ācer (“sharp”): compare French acerbe. See acrid.