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Значения термина acerbic на английском

Being harsh or corrosive in tone.

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Sour or bitter in taste.

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Examples for "astringent"
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The milk is very soothing and the alum acts as an astringent.
Mother's Remedies / Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies ...
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With the preparation of kid leather alum is the astringent curative agent.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 794, March 21, 1891
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The root contains tannin and mucilage, it is therefore astringent and demulcent.
Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure
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I tasted the nut, and found it pungent and astringent, not tempting.
The Golden Chersonese and the Way Thither
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Where the astringent memory of Lizzie came into play, Lawrence was dumb.
Nightfall
Использование термина acerbic на английском
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Alastair Campbell, the former press secretary to Tony Blair, was typically acerbic.
The Guardian
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Posts on his acerbic blog were picked up by mainstream news outlets.
The Guardian
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Rothschild has said the increasingly acerbic fight is about investment and not personalities.
Reuters
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Erdoğan's acerbic response on Monday suggested the EU's concerns were justified.
The Guardian
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He's quite withdrawn and shy and a bit acerbic, she said.
Radio NZ
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His public comments and decision-making have seemed increasingly erratic and acerbic of late.
News.com.au
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Take this typically acerbic assessment of British education written in 2001.
The Irish Times
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While he could be quite acerbic at times, he was also very witty.
The Guardian
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All three lead actors have amusing moments, especially O'Hare with his acerbic deadpan.
Reuters
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Rivers was known for her acerbic wit, cosmetic surgeries and classic put downs.
Reuters
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When you can be so strident and acerbic in your attacks on others?'
The Guardian
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Craig Levein, the United manager, was similarly acerbic if a bit more calculating.
The Guardian
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Carlton Fitzpatrick is a fount of computer-crime war-stories, related in an acerbic drawl.
The Hacker Crackdown: Law and Disorder on the Electronic Frontie...
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Sadowitz is famed for acerbic material on subjects that might be deemed taboo.
The Guardian
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He was renowned for his irreverent, acerbic wit and prolific use of expletives
The Guardian
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Not even the show's acerbic judge, Simon Cowell, dared to predict the winner.
Reuters
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