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View usage for: (əsɜːʳbɪti) uncountable nounAcerbity is a kind of bitter, critical humour. [formal] More Synonyms of acerbity acerbity in British English (əˈsɜːbɪtɪ) nounWord forms: plural -ties1. vitriolic or embittered speech, temper, etc 2. sourness or bitterness of taste acerbity in American English (əˈsɜrbəti) nounWord forms: plural aˈcerbities1. a sour, astringent quality 2. sharpness, bitterness, or harshness of temper, words, etc. Word origin Fr acerbité < L acerbitas < acerbus, bitter < IE base * a-: see acid Examples of 'acerbity' in a sentenceacerbity There was a new ferocity in her outburst, a bitterness far removed from her usual cool acerbity.He moved a few paces away from the column, out of range of any falling iron infants, and looked at me with a little less acerbity. Definition bitter speech or temper Synonyms sharpness rudeness nastiness rancour pungency unkindness sternness brusqueness unfriendliness churlishness Definition bitterness of taste Synonyms sourness tartness astringency acridness acidulousness acridity Additional synonymsDefinition the quality of being acid a wine with ripe acidity Synonyms sourness, bitterness, sharpness, pungency, tartness, acerbity, acridness, acidulousness, acridity, vinegariness, vinegarishness Synonyms pungency, sting, bitterness, acidity, sharpness, tartness, astringency, acerbity, acridness Definition bitterness and resentment felt about something The council's first meeting ended in acrimony. Synonyms bitterness, harshness, rancour, ill will, virulence, sarcasm, pungency, asperity, tartness, astringency, irascibility, peevishness, acerbity, churlishness, trenchancy, mordancy, spleen- ace
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