pureva — meaning in English
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English meaning
- acerb adj Having a sharp, bitter taste, like fruit that is not yet ripe.
- acerbic adj Having a sour or bitter taste.
- biting adj Sharply cold or stinging, as of wind or weather.
- caustic adj Capable of burning or chemically eating away living tissue or other material.
- mordant adj Sharply critical or biting in tone.
- scathing adjective Harshly critical.
- snappish adj Inclined to snap or bite.
- trenchant adj Sharp enough to cut deeply.
Senses
pureva is used for these senses in English:
- acerb (archaic, figurative) Sharp and harsh in expressing oneself.
- acerbic (figurative) Sharp, harsh, biting.
- caustic (of language, etc.) Sharp, bitter, cutting, biting, and sarcastic in a scathing way.
- mordant Having or showing a sharp or critical quality.
- scathing Harshly or bitterly critical; vitriolic.
- snappish Likely to snap or bite.
acerb — full definition
- adj Having a sharp, bitter taste, like fruit that is not yet ripe.
- adj Blunt and cutting in the way someone speaks.
acerbic — full definition
- adj Having a sour or bitter taste.
- adj Cutting and unkind in tone or manner.
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