Definitions for: Acerbity


[n] a sharp and bitter manner
[n] a sharp sour taste
[n] a sharp bitterness



Webster (1913) Definition: A*cerb"i*ty, n. [F. acerbit['e], L. acerbitas, fr.
acerbus. See Acerb.]
1. Sourness of taste, with bitterness and astringency, like
that of unripe fruit.

2. Harshness, bitterness, or severity; as, acerbity of
temper, of language, of pain. --Barrow.

Synonyms: acrimony, bitterness, jaundice, tartness

See Also: acidity, bitter, disagreeableness, sour, sourness

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