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Meaning of acerbity

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

acerbity

Pronunciation:/əˈsɜːbɪti//əˈsɝbɪdi/

noun

Definitions

  1. Sourness of taste, with bitterness and astringency, like that of unripe fruit.

  2. Harshness, bitterness, or severity

    Example: acerbity of temper, of language, of pain