Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗adj
Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventorySour, bitter, and harsh to the taste, such as unripe fruit. · Sharp and harsh in expressing oneself.
From Latin acerbus, from Latin ācer (“sharp”): compare French acerbe. See acrid.
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