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acerbe

/a.sɛʁb/ adjective C2
  1. acerb (bitter to the taste)
  2. harsh

Plural acerbes

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En sortant de la Chambre, Danglars, qui avait donné de violentes marques d'agitation pendant la séance et qui surtout avait été plus acerbe que jamais contre le ministère, remonta dans sa voiture et ordonna au cocher de le conduire avenue des Champs-Élysées, n°30.
Le Comte de Monte-Cristo, p. 672 · C1

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