different between unripe vs acerb
unripe
English
Etymology
From Old English unr?pe. Equivalent to un- +? ripe
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -a?p
Adjective
unripe (comparative unriper, superlative unripest)
- Not ripe.
- unripe fruit
- Developing too early; premature.
Antonyms
- ripe
Translations
Anagrams
- punier, purine, rein up
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *unr?pijaz. Equivalent to un- +? r?pe.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?un?ri?.pe/
Adjective
unr?pe
- unripe
- immature
Declension
Descendants
- English: unripe
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acerb
English
Etymology
Latin acerbus, from Latin ?cer (“sharp”): compare French acerbe. See acrid.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /??s??b/
- (General American) IPA(key): /??s??b/
Adjective
acerb (comparative acerber or more acerb, superlative acerbest or most acerb)
- (archaic) Sour, bitter, and harsh to the taste, as unripe fruit.
- Synonym: acerbic
- (archaic, figuratively) Sharp and harsh in expressing oneself.
- Synonym: acerbic
- 1909, Canada. Parliament. House of Commons, Debates: Official Report (volume 1, page 1970)
- As to the somewhat acerb remarks of the member for Jacques Cartier, I may pass them over […]
Related terms
- acerbate
- acerbically
- acerbity
- exacerbate
Translations
References
- acerb in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
Anagrams
- Brace, brace, caber, cabre, cabré
Romanian
Etymology
From French acerbe, from Latin acerbus.
Adjective
acerb m or n (feminine singular acerb?, masculine plural acerbi, feminine and neuter plural acerbe)
- harsh, unkind
Declension
acerb From the web:
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- what acerbus mean
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- ascorbic acid
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- what does acerbic
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