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View definitions for acerbic

acerbic

adjective as in bitter, sharp, or sour

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His acerbic sideline rants and berating of players are one thing.

The Globes have traditionally had excellent taste in hosts, regularly enlisting an acerbic personality to make cutting jokes about the A-list guests.

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Meanwhile, Morgan became a reliable scene stealer in acerbic British comedies, often playing bluntly profane characters with little regard for social niceties.

The Globes also tend to book an acerbic host to make cutting jokes about the A-list guests.

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John Simon fit the acerbic bill so well that he even appeared on an episode of “The Odd Couple,” along with the more gentlemanly example of Los Angeles Times theater critic Daniel Sullivan.

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