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1.
sourness, with roughness or astringency of taste.
2.
harshness or severity, as of temper or expression.
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Acerbity
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acerbity
1570s, from M.Fr. acerbité, from L. acerbitatem (nom. acerbitas) "harshness, sharpness, bitterness," from acerbus "bitter, sharp, tart" (related to acer "sharp;" cf. L. superbus "haughty," from super "above"), from PIE *ak- "sharp" (see acrid). Earliest use in Eng.
EXPAND is figurative, of "sharp and bitter" persons.
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