Acerbic and Dry

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Acerbic adjective - Marked by the use of wit that is intended to cause hurt feelings.

Usage example: whispered a steady stream of acerbic comments as the lecturer droned on

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Dry is a synonym for acerbic in taste topic. In some cases you can use "Dry" instead an adjective "Acerbic".

Nearby Words: acerbity, acerb

Dry adjective - Marked by little or no precipitation or humidity.

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Acerbic is a synonym for dry in taste topic. Sometimes you can use "Acerbic" instead an adjective "Dry", if it concerns topics such as sarcastic.

Nearby Words: drying, dryer, dryish

Although never exactly a badass, Norman Clegg from Last of the Summer Wine began the long-running series as an acerbic philosopher with a dry and pointed sense of humour (as well as functioning as the Ego of the series' Power Trio).

Source: Badass Decay

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