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- Dictionaryacerbity/əˈsəːbɪti/
noun
- 1. sharpness and directness in speech: "their relationship was built on a certain mutual acerbity"
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Acerbity is the quality of being spoken or written in a way that is direct, clever, and cruel. Learn more about this word, its synonyms, and how to use it in sentences from the Cambridge Dictionary.
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ACERBITY meaning: 1. the quality of being spoken or written...
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Acerbity is the quality of being acerbic, which means bitter, sharp, or harsh. Learn more about the synonyms, examples, word history, and etymology of acerbity from Merriam-Webster dictionary.
Acerbity definition: sourness, with roughness or astringency of taste.. See examples of ACERBITY used in a sentence.
Acerbity is the quality of being spoken or written in a way that is direct, witty, and cruel. Learn how to use this word in sentences, how to pronounce it, and how to translate it in different languages.
A lemon in your mouth, a mean-spirited neighbor, a roomful of sarcastic people: these are examples of acerbity, a type of harsh bitterness that can leave you stunned. The Latin word acerbus means “sour-tasting,” and that is acerbity in a nutshell: sour.
Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Word Frequency. acerbity in American English. (əˈsɜrbəti ) noun Word forms: plural aˈcerbities. 1. a sour, astringent quality. 2. sharpness, bitterness, or harshness of temper, words, etc. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition.
Acerbity is the fact of being critical in a direct and rather cruel way. Learn how to pronounce, use and synonymize this word with Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.
