acridity, acridness
(noun) the quality of being sharply disagreeable in language or tone
acridity, acridness
(noun) extreme bitterness; “the acridity of alkali”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
acridness (uncountable)
bitterness or acerbity
An acrid taste or smell.
• acridity
Source: Wiktionary
A*crid"i*ty, Ac"rid*ness n.
Definition: The quality of being acrid or pungent; irritant bitterness; acrimony; as, the acridity of a plant, of a speech.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
21 May 2024
(verb) tamper, with the purpose of deception; “Fudge the figures”; “cook the books”; “falsify the data”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
