acerbic

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Or you could end up like tptacek rich, acerbic and full of knowledge.

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sour or bitter in taste

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adjective

sour or bitter in taste

adjective

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"

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Core meanings and parts of speech for acerbic.

adjective

sour or bitter in taste

adjective

Example sentences

Or you could end up like tptacek rich, acerbic and full of knowledge.

OpenBSD is run by Theo de Raadt, who is famous for being a more acerbic version of Linus Torvalds.

Only when I started commenting did I begin to notice a few acerbic ones popping up here and there.

There's a reason for the acerbic title, and it has absolutely zero to do with denigration of females.

Given his contributions to the world of technology, I'm more than willing to let the acerbic attitude slide.

</post>\n\nI don't know, am I the only person that enjoys the somewhat acerbic nature of software engineering on the internet and doesn't want it to change all that much?

I'd like to think that the fun in the Ruby community didn't leave with _why, but most the things that seem to be getting attention in the past several months have either been acerbic or dry.

Your prompt response is appreciated, Jason J. GullicksonNothing in the initial correspondence from Square prompted an acerbic response.

Somewhat like how you'd guffaw at an acerbic observation by a standup comedian without trying to read too much into the scientific validity of said observations.

In several nerd organizations at MIT, there are longstanding "assholes" who are brilliant people and whose contributions are very valuable and educational to other members, but who typically write acerbic and harsh messages.