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acerbity |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Acerbity \A*cerb"i*ty\, n. [F. acerbit['e], L. acerbitas fr acerbus See {Acerb}.] 1. Sourness of taste, with bitterness and astringency, like that of unripe fruit. 2. Harshness, bitterness, or severity; as acerbity of temper, of language, of pain. --Barrow. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: acerbity n 1: a sharp bitterness 2: a sharp sour taste [syn: {tartness}] 3: a sharp and bitter manner [syn: {bitterness}, {acrimony}, {jaundice}]
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