acerbic

acerbic is a 7-letter English word with 3 senses as adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Sour or severe. Face value is 13 in Scrabble and 16 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

7 letters · Scrabble 13 · Words With Friends 16 · 3 senses

Definitions

1. adjective. Sour or severe.
2. adjective. harsh or corrosive in tone

   "an acerbic tone piercing otherwise flowery prose"

   "a barrage of acid comments"

   Synonyms: acerb, acid, acrid, bitter, blistering, caustic, sulfurous, sulphurous, virulent, vitriolic

3. adjective. sour or bitter in taste

   Synonyms: acerb, astringent

Synonyms

acerb, acid, acrid, bitter, blistering, caustic, sulfurous, sulphurous, virulent, vitriolic, astringent

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in acerbic:

breccia

Words from these letters

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