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acerbly

acerbly adverb: in an acerb manner.

Adverb

acerbly (comparative more acerbly, superlative most acerbly)

  1. In an acerb manner.

Forms of acerbly

comparativemore acerbly
superlativemost acerbly

Origin of acerbly

From acerb + -ly.

Questions about acerbly

What does acerbly mean?
Acerbly means in an acerb manner.
What part of speech is acerbly?
Acerbly is an adverb.

Words near acerbly in the dictionary

  1. acerbities
  2. acerbitous
  3. acerbitude
  4. acerbitudes
  5. acerbity
  6. acerbly
  7. acercostracan
  8. acerdol
  9. acerebellar
  10. acerebral
  11. acerentomid

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