sour or bitter in taste

[ Syn: acerb , astringent ]

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 , acid , acrid , bitter , blistering , caustic , sulfurous , sulphurous , virulent , vitriolic ]