Acerbic
Crossword Clue and Answers
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We most recently saw this clue in Evening Standard Easy Crossword.
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Publications
- Evening Standard Easy Crossword - Monday, 12 Apr 2021
- Evening Standard Easy Crossword - Monday, 8 Mar 2021
Crossword Answers
4 letters
SOUR
Having a sharp biting taste
ACID
Street name for lysergic acid diethylamide
TART
Harsh; "sharp criticism"; "a sharp-worded exchange"; "a tart remark"
5 letters
ACRID
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"; "caustic jokes about political assassination, talk-show hosts and medical ethics"; "a sulfurous denunciation"; "a vitriolic critique"
ACERB
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"; "caustic jokes about political assassination, talk-show hosts and medical ethics"; "a sulfurous denunciation"; "a vitriolic critique"
SHARP
Quick and forceful; "a sharp blow"
SPIKY
Having or as if having especially high-pitched spots; "absence of peaky highs and beefed-up bass"
6 letters
BITING
Capable of wounding; "a barbed compliment"; "a biting aphorism"; "pungent satire"
BITTER
The taste experience when quinine or coffee is taken into the mouth
7 letters
CAUSTIC
Any chemical substance that burns or destroys living tissue
8 letters
VIRULENT
Extremely poisonous or injurious; producing venom; "venomous snakes"; "a virulent insect bite"
9 letters
VITRIOLIC
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"; "caustic jokes about political assassination, talk-show hosts and medical ethics"; "a sulfurous denunciation"; "a vitriolic critique"
SARCASTIC
Expressing or expressive of ridicule that wounds
SULFUROUS
Characterized by oppressive heat and humidity; "the summer was sultry and oppressive"; "the stifling atmosphere"; "the sulfurous atmosphere preceding a thunderstorm"
10 letters
SULPHUROUS
Characterized by oppressive heat and humidity; "the summer was sultry and oppressive"; "the stifling atmosphere"; "the sulfurous atmosphere preceding a thunderstorm"
BLISTERING
The formation of vesicles in or beneath the skin
ASTRINGENT
A drug that causes contraction of body tissues and canals