acerbic

acerbic
    adj 1: sour or bitter in taste [syn: {acerb}, {acerbic},
           {astringent}]
    2: harsh or corrosive in tone; "an acerbic tone piercing
       otherwise flowery prose"; "a barrage of acid comments"; "her
       acrid remarks make her many enemies"; "bitter words";
       "blistering criticism"; "caustic jokes about political
       assassination, talk-show hosts and medical ethics"; "a
       sulfurous denunciation"; "a vitriolic critique" [syn:
       {acerb}, {acerbic}, {acid}, {acrid}, {bitter}, {blistering},
       {caustic}, {sulfurous}, {sulphurous}, {virulent},
       {vitriolic}]
    

Acerbic \A*cerb"ic\, a.
   Sour or severe.
   [1913 Webster]
    

73 Moby Thesaurus words for "acerbic":
      acerb, acerbate, acescent, acetose, acid, acidic, acidulent,
      acidulous, acrid, acrimonious, amaroidal, asperous, astringent,
      biting, bitter, bitter as gall, burning, caustic, choleric, coarse,
      corroding, corrosive, crab, crabbed, cutting, dry, embittered,
      escharotic, green, hard, harsh, incisive, irritating, keen,
      mordacious, mordant, nose-tickling, penetrating, pickled, piercing,
      piquant, poignant, pungent, rancorous, rankled, resentful,
      resenting, rough, scathing, scorching, sec, severe, sharp, sore,
      sour, sour as vinegar, soured, sourish, splenetic, stabbing,
      stewing, stinging, tart, tartish, trenchant, unripe, unsweet,
      unsweetened, vinegarish, vinegary, virulent, vitriolic,
      withering