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Bitter in taste
Answer for the clue "Bitter in taste ", 5 letters:
acerb
Alternative clues for the word acerb
Word definitions for acerb in dictionaries
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adj. sour or bitter in taste [syn: acerbic , astringent , sharp ] 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"; ...
Usage examples of acerb.
But perhaps on Plause's level he would not encounter the acerb Illyan.
He does acerb almost better than anyone I know, except for my mother when she's lost her temper, which thank God is not very often.
He had grown taller: this she had expected, but not the change in his face which had lengthened and hardened and taken on an acerb refinement.