acerbity
About 0.06 uses per million words.
Meaning
- noun Sourness of taste, with bitterness and astringency, like that of unripe fruit.
- noun Harshness, bitterness, or severity.
acerbity of temper, of language, of pain
- noun Something harsh (e.g. a remark, act or experience).
Similar words
tartness bitterness acrimony jaundice sour subacid sour grapes oranginess bitter bile
Often followed by
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Word family
acerbities
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