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Acerbity   Listen
noun
Acerbity  n.  
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.





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... he repeated, raising his clear, cultivated voice and speaking with acerbity, for inattention at such a moment was deplorable, "of taking you to Italy for Easter. Did ...
— The Enchanted April • Elizabeth von Arnim
... one to be ignored under any circumstances. Now, she spoke with some acerbity in her voice, which could at will be wondrous soft ...
— Within the Law - From the Play of Bayard Veiller • Marvin Dana
... mysterious instinct to their neighbor, Nelly Woodridge. She also turned and caught his eye. But to all appearances she not only showed no signs of her usual agitation at his presence, but did not seem to even recognize him. In the acerbity of his pique he was for a moment gratified at what he believed to be the expression of her wounded pride, but his uneasiness quickly returned, and at the conclusion of the service he slipped out of the church with one or two of the more restless in the congregation. ...
— A Protegee of Jack Hamlin's and Other Stories • Bret Harte
... him as valuable. Of another critique my father characteristically says ('Animals and Plants,' 2nd edition volume ii. page 350.), "Dr. Lionel Beale ('Nature,' May 11, 1871, page 26) sneers at the whole doctrine with much acerbity and some justice." He also points out that, in Mantegazza's 'Elementi di Igiene,' the theory ...
— The Life and Letters of Charles Darwin, Volume II • Francis Darwin
... calumny; and that being citizens themselves, and at any moment liable to false accusations, they might easily conceive how painful it is to an upright mind to be oppressed with slander. The Ten endeavored, as well as circumstances would admit, to soothe the acerbity of his feelings, and confided the care of the expedition to Neri di Gino and Alamanno Salviati, who, instead of overrunning the country, advanced near to Lucca. As the weather had become extremely cold, the forces established themselves ...
— History Of Florence And Of The Affairs Of Italy - From The Earliest Times To The Death Of Lorenzo The Magnificent • Niccolo Machiavelli


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