acerbity
Collocations
3ADJ.
repeated
PREP.
with
ADV.
sometimes
Definitions
noun
Sourness of taste, with bitterness and astringency, like that of unripe fruit.
Harshness, bitterness, or severity
acerbity of temper, of language, of pain
“Well ?” I repeated with some acerbity. I had been wondering for the last ten minutes how many more knots he would manage to make in that same bit of string before he actually started undoing them again.
Something harsh (e.g. a remark, act or experience).
[…] the recollection of that yesterday […] made him bear with the meekness and patience of a true-hearted man all the worrying little acerbities of to-day;
This opera was mainly in the style of late Puccini, with acerbities stolen from Stravinsky.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — a rough and bitter manner
- bitterness
- acrimony
- jaundice
- tartness
- thorniness
noun — a sharp sour taste
- tartness
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
4acerbity of temper, of language, of pain
Wiktionary“Well ?” I repeated with some acerbity. I had been wondering for the last ten minutes how many more knots he would manage to make in that same bit of string before he actually started undoing them aga
Wiktionary[…] the recollection of that yesterday […] made him bear with the meekness and patience of a true-hearted man all the worrying little acerbities of to-day;
WiktionaryAn epigram is a short, sharp saying in prose or verse, frequently characterized by acidity or acerbity and sometimes by wisdom.
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