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adjective
Etymology: French or Latin; French acerbe, from Latin acerbus; akin to Latin acer sharp — more at edge
Date: 1853
acerbic <acerb humor>
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
acerb
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acerb — ACÉRB, Ă, acerbi, e, adj. Necruţător, înverşunat, aspru; agresiv, caustic, sarcastic. – Din fr. acerbe, lat. acerbus. Trimis de ana zecheru, 13.09.2007. Sursa: DEX 98 ACÉRB adj. v. înverşunat. Trimis de siveco, 13.09.2007. Sursa: Sinonime … … Dicționar Român
Acerb — A*cerb , a. [L. acerbus, fr. acer sharp: cf. F. acerbe. See {Acrid}.] Sour, bitter, and harsh to the taste, as unripe fruit; sharp and harsh. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Acerb — (v. tat.), herbe, bitter; davon: Acerbiren, erbittern, entrüsten; Acerbation, Erbitterung … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Acerb — Acerb, lat., bitter, herb; acerbiren, verbittern … Herders Conversations-Lexikon
acerb — index harsh Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
acerb — [ə sʉrb′] adj. var. of ACERBIC … English World dictionary
acerb — /euh serrb /, adj. acerbic. [1650 60; < L acerbus; see ACERBIC] * * * … Universalium
acerb — adjective a) Sour, bitter, and harsh to the taste, as unripe fruit. b) Sharp and harsh in expressing oneself. Syn: acerbic See Also: acerbate, acerbically, acerbity, exacerbate … Wiktionary
acerb — a|cerb Mot Agut Adjectiu variable … Diccionari Català-Català
acérb — adj. m., pl. acérbi; f. sg. acérbã, pl. acérbe … Romanian orthography
