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   Word of the Day for Sunday November 18, 2001:

   acerbic \uh-SUR-bik\, adjective:
   Sharp, biting, or acid in temper, expression, or tone.

     But more than that, he is a social critic, and an efficient
     one, acerbic and devastating.
     --Benoit  Aubin,  "Quebec's  King of Comedy," [1]Maclean's,
     August 27, 2001

     Since  I  started  out  as  a writer many years ago, I have
     built a reputation as an acerbic, mean-spirited observer of
     the human condition.
     --Joe Queenan, [2]My Goodness: A Cynic's Short-Lived Search
     for Sainthood

     Joey  gained  a  reputation  as  a  smart  aleck  adept  at
     delivering acerbic one-liners.
     --"Joseph Heller, Author of 'Catch-22,' Dies at 76," [3]New
     York Times, December 14, 1999
     _________________________________________________________

   Acerbic  comes  from  Latin  acerbus,  "bitter,  sour, severe,
   harsh."

References

   1. http://www.macleans.ca/
   2. http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0786884665/lexico
   3. http://www.nytimes.com/


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