A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

ACIDIC

Sun, 22 Feb '26
Like pickles, but not cucumbers
Mon, 1 Jan '24
Opposite of basic, in chemistry
Thu, 12 Jan '23
Hardly basic
Wed, 18 May '22
By no means basic
Sat, 15 Jan '22
Like apples and oranges
Mon, 25 Jan '21
Like vinegar