en:acerb • acerbic • acid • acrid • bitter • blistering • caustic • sulfurous • sulphurous • virulent • vitriolic^en

• adj.
  ⦿harsh or corrosive in tone
  lexical concept
• a barrage of acid comments
• a sulfurous denunciation
• a vitriolic critique
• an acerbic tone piercing otherwise flowery prose
• bitter words
• blistering criticism
• caustic jokes about political assassination, talk-show hosts and medical ethics
• her acrid remarks make her many enemies

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