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Meanings of acerb in English
Being harsh or corrosive in tone.
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Usage of acerb in English
1
Thereupon followed a soft discussion that was as near being acerb as nails are near velvet paws.
2
He had been giving a dinner followed by a concert, and the deafening strains of the music clashed with my acerb spirit, irritating me excessively.