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Christanford Posted 17 years ago
Vocabulary

Acrid/ acerbic

Hi,

What is the difference between 'acrid' and 'acerbic'?
Are they almost always interchangeable?

Thanks in advance
  

Top answer

Not really -- not to me, anyway. g. "acerbic wit"), "acrid" less so.

— Mr Wordy

  • Not really -- not to me, anyway.
  • g.
  • "acerbic wit"), "acrid" less so.
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Not really -- not to me, anyway.

Lemons -- acerbic

Burning rubber -- acrid

Also, "acerbic" is often used figuratively (e.g. "acerbic wit"), "acrid" less so.
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Thanks Mr Wordy.

My dictionary strangely offers only the 'figurative' definition of 'acerbic', so I didn't know it could be used to describe lemons.

Thanks again!
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