Full of unattractive, acidly drawn characters, particularly those with money who are maladjusted or malignant.

FORBES: Fact and Comment

In an acidly satiric style, it is devoted to the feuds among academic factions.

NEWYORKER: Learning on the Job

Sergei Lavrov, Russia's foreign minister, had earlier remarked acidly that his country did not comment on American presidential elections.

ECONOMIST: Russia's relations with the West are deteriorating

There is probably no reason why you will do worse, either except, he adds acidly, for the higher costs and higher turnover.

FORBES: Betting Against Market Fads

Woody himself is looking a little worn, and his flirting, however acidly, with an actress almost thirty years younger than himself (Charlize Theron) becomes embarrassing.

NEWYORKER: The Curse of the Jade Scorpion

" Chirac then acidly asked, "Is destroying Lebanon the ultimate goal?

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: The Free World's Achilles Heal

Mencken embraced his elitism and used his perch to laugh heartily and acidly at the knaves who called themselves public servants and the fools who repeatedly voted them into office.

FORBES: Chronicling The Decline And Fall Of Entitlement Democracy

Once asked to edit a misleading piece from the field at the time of the Vietnam war, he acidly refused, remarking that he was not in the business of polishing shit.

ECONOMIST: With thanks for helping us to write a bit better

An acidly entertaining comedy about scholarship and power.

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