Acerbic vs Barbed - What's the difference?
acerbic | barbed |
Tasting sour or bitter.
* 1998 Aug. 5, Dr. Peter Gott, "
Sharp, harsh, biting.
* 1986 Sept. 22, "
* 2005 May 5, Jay Mathews, "Don't Fire This Professor," Washington Post , p. T6:
Having barbs
(heraldry) Bearded (also applied to roses).
(of a horse) Accoutered with defensive armor; barded.
(barb)
As adjectives the difference between acerbic and barbed
is that acerbic is tasting sour or bitter while barbed is having barbs.As a verb barbed is
past tense of barb.acerbic
English
Adjective
(en adjective)Can inhaler cause addiction?," Catoosa County News (retrieved 19 Sep 2009):
- Those consumers who object to the acerbic taste of garlic can purchase de-odorized garlic or allicin extract.
West Germany: Last Taunts From the Lip," Time (retrieved 25 Apr 2014):
- Supercompetent, superconfident and supercritical, Schmidt is a gifted orator whose acerbic wit earned him the nickname "Schmidt the Lip."
- [H]e is one of the most acerbic people in his field, quick to take offense and not shy about telling people with whom he disagrees how much he thinks they have failed in thought and action.
Synonyms
* (sour or bitter) acerb, acrid * acrid, scathingAnagrams
*barbed
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- (Sir Walter Raleigh)