acerbic

adjective2

1. •
   Tasting sour or bitter.

   • Those consumers who object to the acerbic taste of garlic can purchase de-odorized garlic or allicin extract. — 1998
2. •
   (figurative) Sharp, harsh, biting.

   • Supercompetent, superconfident and supercritical, Schmidt is a gifted orator whose acerbic wit earned him the nickname "Schmidt the Lip." — 1986