acerb

acerb has 3 senses in the JumbleFix dictionary. Letters: 5.

Definitions

• a.. Sour, bitter, and harsh to the taste, as unripe fruit; sharp and harsh.
• a.. 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"
• a.. sour or bitter in taste