ACERBITIES

Noun

acerbities

plural of acerbity

Anagrams

• basicerite

Source: Wiktionary


ACERBITY

A*cerb"i*ty, n. Etym: [F. acerbité, 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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