tartish
A bit acidic
Somewhat tart—mildly sharp or acidic in taste, or slightly cutting in manner.
A tartish apple isn't quite sour but has bite.
A tartish remark carries a hint of sharpness without being outright harsh: Her tartish reply suggested she hadn't forgotten the slight.
Harshly critical or cold
- acerbicSharp and biting
- astringentTissue-contracting agent
- bracingRefreshingly keen or stimulating
- crispFirm and breakable
piquant · zesty · keen · nippy · brisk · snappy · pointed · edgy
Sharp and lively-tasting
underripe · green apple · grapefruit · cranberry · gooseberry · rhubarb · tamarind · sour cherry
biting
Harshly critical or cold
- acerbicSharp and biting
- astringentTissue-contracting agent
- bracingRefreshingly keen or stimulating
crisp · piquant · zesty · keen · nippy · brisk · snappy · pointed · edgy · zingy
tangy
Sharp and lively-tasting
acidic · underripe · green apple · grapefruit · cranberry · gooseberry · rhubarb · tamarind · sour cherry · crabapple
cutting
Dividing via sharp edge
- acerbicSharp and biting
- causticChemically burning; bitterly mocking
- sarcasticMockingly insincere in tone
waspish · snippy · snide · barbed · sardonic · brusque · curt · dry · wry · pointed