acidic

adj.酸的,尖酸刻薄的

Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
acidic (adjective)
1.
acid-forming
2.
- acid
Merriam-Webster Online Thesaurus
acidic (adjective)
1.
causing or characterized by the one of the four basic taste sensations that is produced chiefly by acids
SYNONYMS:
acid, acidic, acidulous, sourish, tart, tartish, vinegary
RELATED WORDS:
dry, soured, unsweetened; pungent, sharp, tangy, zestful, zesty, zingy; astringent, puckery hyperacid
NEAR ANTONYMS:
sweet; bland, smooth; flat, flavorless, insipid, savorless, tasteless, zestless; dilute, thin, watery, weak
acidic (adjective)
2.
marked by the use of wit that is intended to cause hurt feelings
SYNONYMS:
acerb, acerbic, acid, acidic, acidulous, acrid, barbed, biting, caustic, corrosive, cutting, mordant, pungent, sardonic, satiric ( satirical), scalding, scathing, sharp, smart-aleck, smart-alecky, smart-mouthed, snarky, tart
RELATED WORDS:
brisk, cross, sharp-tongued, sour, sourish, spiky ( spikey), tartish; incisive, keen, poignant, trenchant; cynical, dry, ironic ( ironical), wry; facetious, flippant, tongue-in-cheek; acrimonious, bitter, resentful, vitriolic; harsh, rough, severe, stringent; abrupt, blunt, brusque ( brusk), concise, crisp, curt, gruff, pithy, snippety, snippy, succinct, terse; backhanded, insincere
NEAR ANTONYMS:
amusing, droll, merry, playful, sportive, waggish; gentle, mild; bland; good-humored, good-natured; diplomatic, polite, smooth, suave, urbane; affable, cordial, genial, gracious, hospitable, sociable
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