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Answer for the clue "Sharp and harsh ", 5 letters:
acerb

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Word definitions for acerb in dictionaries

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Acerb \A*cerb"\, a. [L. acerbus, fr. acer sharp: cf. F. acerbe. See Acrid .] Sour, bitter, and harsh to the taste, as unripe fruit; sharp and harsh.

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.