Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

acerbically

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.06 in modern English

Syllables: acer-bical-ly
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

sourly; bitterly

adv

In a sarcastic or cynical manner.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-rós Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱrós Proto-Italic *akris Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-dʰh₁-os Proto-Italic *-iðos Proto-Italic *akriðos Latin acerbusder. English acerbic Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English acerbically From acerbic + -ally.

Inflected Forms

more acerbically (comparative) most acerbically (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

acerb

Synonyms

acidly tartly

Questions

What does acerbically mean?: sourly; bitterly
Where does acerbically come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-rós Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱrós Proto-Italic *akris Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-dʰh₁-os Proto-Italic *-iðos Proto-Italic *akriðos Latin acerbusder. English acerbic Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English acerbically From acerbic + -ally.

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