acerbo — meaning in English

English meaning

• acerb adj Sour, bitter, and harsh to the taste, such as unripe fruit.
• immature adj Behaving in a childish or emotionally undeveloped way.
• unripe adj Developing too early; premature.

Senses

acerbo is used for these senses in English:

• acerb (archaic) Sour, bitter, and harsh to the taste, such as unripe fruit.
• immature Not fully formed or developed; not grown. [from 17th c.]
• unripe Not ripe.

acerb — full definition

1. adj Sour, bitter, and harsh to the taste, such as unripe fruit.
2. adj Sharp and harsh in expressing oneself.

immature — full definition

1. adj Behaving in a childish or emotionally undeveloped way.
2. adj Not yet fully grown or developed.

Related Italian words