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† ˈacrity Obs. rare—1.
[ad. mod.Fr. âcreté, ad. L. acritas, -tātem (Gell.) sharpness, f. acri-s sharp. Cf. alacrity.]
Sharpness, keenness.
1619A. Gorges tr. Bacon, De Sap. Veter. xviii, Diomedes 87 That is, by the acrity of prudence and severity of judgement [prudentia quadam acri, et judicii severitate]. 1721Bailey, Acrity, Sharpness in Taste, Tartness. [So in subseq. edd.] |