acerb
/əˈsɜːb/
Meanings
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A bitter or sharp taste.
- "The lemon had an acerb taste."
- "The wine's acerb notes were not to my liking."
Synonyms
acerbic , acerbic
Rhymes
Words rhyming with acerbacerb , cerberus , arber , arberus , arbor , arborus
Variants
List of all variants of acerb that leads to same resultacerb , acerber , acerbest
Etymology
origin and the way in which meanings have changed throughout history.The term 'acerb' comes from the Latin word 'acerbus', which means 'sharp' or 'bitter'. The term has been used in English since the late 15th century.
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