n.
Pronunciation: ' tärt
Function: adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English teart sharp, severe; akin to Middle High German traz spite
Date: before 12th century
1 : agreeably sharp or acid to the taste <a tart apple>
2 : marked by a biting, acrimonious, or cutting quality <a tart rejoinder>
– tart · ish \ ' tär-tish \ adjective
– tart · ly adverb
– tart · ness noun