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Acid Acidity Remark Humour Unkind Critical Fruit Comedy

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An a___ remark, or acid humour, is very unkind or critical .An acid remark, or acid humour, is very unkind or critical .
This comedy of contemporary manners is told with compassion and acid humour.
'You don't know how to be a mother and you never did,' she said acidly.
word acid
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noun
An acid is a chemical substance, usually a liquid, which contains hydrogen and can react with other substances to form salts . Some acids burn or dissolve other substances that they come into contact with.
...citric acid.
Acids in the stomach destroy the virus.
The drug LSD is sometimes referred to as acid .
adjective
An acid substance contains acid.
These shrubs must have an acid, lime-free soil.
...the acidity of rainwater.
An acid fruit or drink has a sour or sharp taste.
A tomatillo is a small green Mexican fruit with a delicate and slightly acid taste.
Taste, and adjust the acidity of the fruit by adding a pinch of sugar if required.
An acid remark, or acid humour, is very unkind or critical .
This comedy of contemporary manners is told with compassion and acid humour.
'You don't know how to be a mother and you never did,' she said acidly.
inflections acidsacidityacidityacidly
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