Crossword Path

Find words for crosswords, Scrabble and word games

Word entry · 5 letters

acerb

Limited data

No curated clues yet.

Use pattern search to check whether the word fits.

5 lettersPronunciation /əˈsɜːb/Part of speech adjectiveSorted abcerStarts with AEnds with B0 clues
1A2C3E4R5B

Not quite right?

"Search similar patterns."

A____

Definitions

  1. harsh or corrosive in tone

Word origin

From Latin acerbus, from Latin ācer (“sharp”): compare French acerbe. See acrid.

Used in a sentence

  • If you put Spirit of Sulphur to the Peruvian Bark, it then becomes very acerb. If you mix Mercury with Spirit of Nitre or Oil of Vitriol whilst it boils, it then is very acerb.
  • As to the somewhat acerb remarks of the member for Jacques Cartier, I may pass them over […]

Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0

Used as a crossword answer0 curated clues

No curated clues for acerb yet.

Related words