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English to English adjective
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Sour, sharp, or biting to the taste; tart; having the taste of vinegar: as, acid fruits or liquors. Also fig.: Sour- tempered. |  | source: webster1913 adjective satellite
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harsh or corrosive in tone | | Example: 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
source: wordnet30
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being sour to the taste | | source: wordnet30
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having the characteristics of an acid | | Example: an acid reaction
source: wordnet30 noun
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any of various water-soluble compounds having a sour taste and capable of turning litmus red and reacting with a base to form a salt | | source: wordnet30
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street name for lysergic acid diethylamide | | source: wordnet30
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A sour substance. | | source: webster1913
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