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е́дкий — meaning in English

yedkiy

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English meaning

  • acerb adj Having a sharp, bitter taste, like fruit that is not yet ripe.
  • acid noun In chemistry, a substance that reacts with a base, tastes sour, and can turn litmus paper red; on the pH scale it measures below 7.
  • acrid adj Having a sharp, harsh or bitter taste.
  • caustic adj Capable of burning or chemically eating away living tissue or other material.
  • pungent adj Having a sharp, strong smell or taste that stings the nose or tongue.
  • scathing adjective Harshly critical.
  • sharp adj Having a fine edge or point that can cut or pierce easily.
  • snarky adjective Sarcastic and mildly mocking, often out of irritation.
  • tart adj Having a sharp, sour taste.

Senses

е́дкий is used for these senses in English:

  • acerb (archaic, figurative) Sharp and harsh in expressing oneself.
  • acid Sour, sharp, or biting to the taste; tart; having the taste of vinegar.
  • acid (figuratively) Sour-tempered.
  • acrid Causing heat and irritation.
  • caustic Capable of burning, corroding or destroying organic tissue.
  • mordacious Biting, causing a physical bite or sting; corrosive
  • scathing Harshly or bitterly critical; vitriolic.
  • sharp Having a strong acrid or acidic taste.

acerb — full definition

  1. adj Having a sharp, bitter taste, like fruit that is not yet ripe.
  2. adj Blunt and cutting in the way someone speaks.

acid — full definition

  1. noun In chemistry, a substance that reacts with a base, tastes sour, and can turn litmus paper red; on the pH scale it measures below 7.
  2. adjective Sour or sharp-tasting, like vinegar.
  3. noun Slang for LSD, a powerful hallucinogenic drug.
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