acerbity
sourness, with roughness or astringency of taste.
harshness or severity, as of temper or expression.
Origin of acerbity
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How to use acerbity in a sentence
Some of Hills acerbity may have been absorbed from Richardson, hurt by the writers silence.
Samuel Richardson's Introduction to Pamela | Samuel Richardson(p. 505) "I would add that the above message lost none of its acerbity by the manner of its delivery."
The old maid, who is far from an attractive example of her tribe, is looking venom and acerbity personified.
Rowlandson the Caricaturist. Second Volume | Joseph Grego"Thank ye kindly," the big man replied with some acerbity, and plunged out into the darkness and rain.
Bob, Son of Battle | Alfred Ollivant"No, and you wasn't tellin' me that you had a bill of sale of the fixin's and furniture," replied the Cap'n with acerbity.
The Skipper and the Skipped | Holman Day
British Dictionary definitions for acerbity
/ (əˈsɜːbɪtɪ) /
vitriolic or embittered speech, temper, etc
sourness or bitterness of taste
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