Acidulous
Acidulous adjective - Marked by the use of wit that is intended to cause hurt feelings.
Usage example: a gently acidulous writing style that never becomes annoying
Scathing and acidulous are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Scathing" instead an adjective "Acidulous".
Nearby Words: acidulated, acidic
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- cutting and acidulous
- cutting and scathing
- harsh and acidulous
- harsh and scathing
- sarcastic and acidulous
- sarcastic and scathing
- sharp and acidulous
- sharp and scathing
- severe and acidulous
- severe and scathing
- acrimonious and acidulous
- acrimonious and scathing
- pungent and acidulous
- pungent and scathing
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Scathing and Acidulous. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 28, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/acidulous/scathing
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Scathing or Acidulous. 2016. Accessed July 28, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/acidulous/scathing.
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