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acridity
noun 3
Definitions
noun
1
Bitterness or acerbity.
2
An acrid taste or smell.
3
Bitterness in speech or behavior; causticness.
She was not safe from the acridity of his tongue but at least she need not fear physical violence, which was well within the possibilities for others.
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