acerbically
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8.1
- adverb
- /əˈsɜr.bɪ.kli/
:
acerbicamente
- After hearing the latest decision from management, she commented acerbically, "I guess they really want us to work harder for less."
- acerbically comments
- acerbically remarked
Examples
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If the two sides had fought well—even acerbically—and Romney had lost, fine, make up and unite.
Blog text (8) -
Few, that is, beyond a prophetic voice like that of Dorothy Day, speaking acerbically about "Holy Mother the State," or the ecclesiastical voice that calls the world, from generation to generation, to live at peace in the kingdom of God.
Blog text (21) -
This was brilliantly, acerbically, and forcefully written and will be shared, pointed to, and referenced everywhere I have a voice.
Blog text (13) -
I have already mentioned Husri: a sober-minded positivist, acerbically critical of Aflaq's nation-mysticism.
Academic text (1995) -
A passion for art, and for pictures in particular, had "wormed its way" into France, as Sorbiere was to remark acerbically, "along with a lot of other fine customs that we owe to Italy."
Academic text (1993) -
Likewise, in his dissent in United States v. Virginia, he noted acerbically that much of the Court's opinion concerning Virginia Military Institute and its all-male student body was "devoted to deprecating the closed-mindedness of our forebears with regard to women's education."
Academic text (1999) -
The ensuing article commented acerbically on the lavish White House expenditures: "It sends a message of indifference, even contempt, for the millions of Americans who are struggling just to feed their families on a daily basis and pay the mortgage, while the size of the national debt balloons to Greek-style proportions."
Blog text (30) -
The stream of "psychic energy" in Germany that has not dried up to this day, he remarks acerbically, has its source in the "well-kept secret of the corpses built into the foundations of our state, a secret that bound all Germans together in the postwar years, and indeed still binds them, more closely than any positive goal such as the realization of democracy ever could" (Natural History, p. 13).
Academic text (2003) -
"This report is riddled with errors," she said acerbically, making it clear that she was unimpressed.
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"Oh, great, another meeting about productivity!" he remarked acerbically, rolling his eyes at the thought.
Synonyms
47
3.2
In a very angry or hurt way that shows strong negative feeling
44
2.8
In a harsh, angry way when speaking to someone
4
6.4
In a way that shows anger or dislike
4
4.4
To act in a harsh or mean way that hurts others
2
8.4
In a mocking, bitter way that shows strong dislike
2
5.1
In an unpleasant, angry, or mean way
2
7.1
In a sharp, slightly angry way that can hurt people's feelings
1
7.9
Saying something in a very harsh and critical way
1
5.1
In a sharp, rude way that shows sarcasm
1
8.2
Saying or doing things with very strong anger and hate toward someone
1
8.8
In a sharp, often cruel way that can hurt people when joking or criticizing
1
8.2
In a sharply critical way that can hurt someone's feelings
1
9.9
In a very harsh and angry way that hurts people
1
8.9
Says things in a mean, slightly cruel way to hurt someone
In a sharp, bitter way that hurts people with words
In a harsh, angry way that shows someone is not happy
In a very sharp and hurtful way that criticizes others
In a sharply critical way that hurts someone's feelings
In a bitter, angry way during a disagreement
In a harsh, rude way that upsets people when speaking or acting
In a mean way that tries to hurt someone
To criticise someone using very harsh, insulting words
Antonyms
How Harsh
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Acerbically comes from the Latin word acerbus, which means 'bitter' or 'harsh', like a sour taste. So to speak acerbically is to say things in a sharp, biting way, and that is why the word means a harsh or critical manner of speaking.