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tart (1)

tart [ taart ] (comparative tart·er, superlative tart·est)


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. sharp-tasting: having a sharp and sour, but usually pleasant, flavor

2. sharply critical: sharp, cutting, or critical

[14th century. < Old English teart "painful, severe," origin ?]

tart·ly adverb
tart·ness noun
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