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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"; sour or bitter in taste

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unsweet collapse: distasteful; "he found life unsweet"

rankled collapse

vinegarish collapse

sarcastic collapse: expressing or expressive of ridicule that wounds

sec collapse: (of champagne) moderately dry

scathing collapse: marked by harshly abusive criticism; "his scathing remarks about silly lady novelists"; "her vituperative railing"

rancorous collapse: showing deep-seated resentment; "preserve...from rancourous envy of the rich"- Aldous Huxley

acidulous collapse

choleric collapse: characterized by anger; "a choleric outburst"; "an irascible response"; quickly aroused to anger; "a hotheaded commander"; easily moved to anger; "men of the choleric type take to kicking and smashing"- H.G.Wells

acrimonious collapse: marked by strong resentment or cynicism; "an acrimonious dispute"; "bitter about the divorce"

acerbic collapse

stabbing collapse: causing physical or especially psychological injury; "a stabbing remark"; "wounding and false charges of disloyalty"

pickled collapse: (used of foods) preserved in a pickling liquid

embittered collapse

soured collapse: having turned bad

splenetic collapse

acrid collapse

gruff collapse: deep and harsh sounding as if from shouting or illness or emotion; "gruff voices"; "the dog's gruff barking"; "hoarse cries"; "makes all the instruments sound powerful but husky"- Virgil Thomson

astringent collapse: a drug that causes contraction of body tissues and canals; tending to draw together or constrict soft organic tissue; "astringent cosmetic lotions"

resentful collapse: full of or marked by resentment or indignant ill will; "resentful at the way he was treated"; "a sullen resentful attitude"

stinging collapse

scorching collapse: hot and dry enough to burn or parch a surface; "scorching heat"; capable of causing burns; "it was scorching hot"

mordant collapse: a substance used to treat leather or other materials before dyeing; aids in dyeing process

incisive collapse: suitable for cutting or piercing; "incisive teeth"; "the piercing needle"

corrosive collapse: a substance having the tendency to cause corrosion (such a strong acids or alkali)

trenchant collapse

withering collapse

caustic collapse: any chemical substance that burns or destroys living tissue; of a substance, especially a strong acid; capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action

crabbed collapse: perversely irritable

virulent collapse: infectious; having the ability to cause disease

pungent collapse: strong and sharp;"the pungent taste of radishes"; "the acrid smell of burning rubber"

tart collapse: a pastry cup with a filling of fruit or custard and no top crust; a small open pie with a fruit filling

biting collapse: causing a sharply painful or stinging sensation; used especially of cold; "bitter cold"; "a biting wind"

unripe collapse: not fully prepared

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