Acerbic

uh-SUR-bik (/əˈsɜːbɪk/)

sharp and forthright in tone or temper; tasting sour or bitter.

“The court’s acerbic label softened his fate, turning the theft of the century into a sentence barely longer than a season.”

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the redirection of an instinctual impulse into a socially acceptable or productive activity; also a phase change.

a decorative curl or twist, especially in handwriting or design.

relating to the mind or intellect; based on pure thought.

commonplace or unromantic; lacking poetic beauty.

engaged in deep or serious thought; reflective and contemplative.

too great or extreme to be expressed in words.