| ACERB | • acerb adj. (Archaic) Sour, bitter, and harsh to the taste, such as unripe fruit. • acerb adj. (Archaic, figurative) Sharp and harsh in expressing oneself. • ACERB adj. bitter and sour, also ACERBIC. |
| ACERBATE | • acerbate adj. (Rare) Embittered; having a sour disposition or nature. • acerbate v. (Transitive) To exasperate; to irritate. • acerbate v. (Transitive) To make bitter or sour. |
| ACERBATED | • acerbated v. Simple past tense and past participle of acerbate. • ACERBATE v. to embitter, to irritate. |
| ACERBATES | • acerbates v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of acerbate. • ACERBATE v. to embitter, to irritate. |
| ACERBATING | • acerbating v. Present participle of acerbate. • ACERBATE v. to embitter, to irritate. |
| ACERBER | • acerber adj. Comparative form of acerb: more acerb. • ACERB adj. bitter and sour, also ACERBIC. |
| ACERBEST | • acerbest adj. Superlative form of acerb: most acerb. • ACERB adj. bitter and sour, also ACERBIC. |
| ACERBIC | • acerbic adj. Tasting sour or bitter. • acerbic adj. (Figurative) Sharp, harsh, biting. • ACERBIC adj. bitter and sour, also ACERB. |
| ACERBICALLY | • acerbically adv. Sourly; bitterly. • acerbically adv. In a sarcastic or cynical manner. • ACERBIC adv. bitter and sour, also ACERB. |
| ACERBITIES | • acerbities n. Plural of acerbity. • ACERBITY n. sourness. |
| ACERBITY | • acerbity n. Sourness of taste, with bitterness and astringency, like that of unripe fruit. • acerbity n. Harshness, bitterness, or severity. • acerbity n. (Countable) Something harsh (e.g. a remark, act or experience). |
| EXACERBATE | • exacerbate v. (Transitive) To make worse (A problem, bad situation, negative feeling, etc.); aggravate; exasperate. • EXACERBATE v. to make more violent, bitter, or severe. |
| EXACERBATED | • exacerbated v. Simple past tense and past participle of exacerbate. • EXACERBATE v. to make more violent, bitter, or severe. |
| EXACERBATES | • exacerbates v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of exacerbate. • EXACERBATE v. to make more violent, bitter, or severe. |
| EXACERBATING | • exacerbating v. Present participle of exacerbate. • exacerbating adj. That exacerbates. • EXACERBATE v. to make more violent, bitter, or severe. |
| EXACERBATION | • exacerbation n. An increase in the severity of something (such as a disease). • EXACERBATION n. the act of exarcebating. |
| EXACERBATIONS | • exacerbations n. Plural of exacerbation. • EXACERBATION n. the act of exarcebating. |
| EXACERBESCENCE | • exacerbescence n. (Archaic) increase of irritation or violence, particularly of a fever or disease. • EXACERBESCENCE n. (archaic) exacerbation. |
| EXACERBESCENCES | • EXACERBESCENCE n. (archaic) exacerbation. |
| UNACERBIC | • unacerbic adj. Not acerbic. • UNACERBIC adj. not acerbic. |