tart (3) — OAT

tart3

adjective

1 cook a few tart apples:

sour, sharp, sharp-tasting, tangy, bitter, acid, acidic, zesty, piquant, pungent, strong, harsh, unsweetened, vinegary, lemony, citrus, burning, acrid, acetic;

rare acidulous, acetous.

▷antonyms sweet.

2 she regretted her rather tart reply:

acerbic, sharp, biting, cutting, keen, stinging, mordant, astringent, caustic, trenchant, incisive, pointed, piercing, bitter, barbed, scathing, sarcastic, sardonic, acrimonious, nasty, rude, vicious, spiteful, venomous, wounding.

▷antonyms kind.