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Synonyms
acerb, acerbic, acid, acidic, acidulous, acrid, biting, caustic, corrosive, cutting, mordant, pungent, sarcastic, sardonic, satiric (or satirical), scalding, scathing, sharp, smart-aleck, smart-alecky, smart-mouthed, snarky, tart
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1611, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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