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marked by the use of wit that is intended to cause hurt feelings
- whispered a steady stream of acerbic comments as the lecturer droned on
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“Acerbic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/acerbic. Accessed 30 Jun. 2022.
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The first known use of acerbic was in 1865
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