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acerbity

acer·bi·ty [ ə-ˈsər-bə-tē]

acerbity

noun

[ə-ˈsər-bə-tē]

plural acerbities

Definition of acerbity

: the quality of being acerbic

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Recent Examples on the Web

//Overly harsh with citrus, the fish was like an Italianate ceviche, and its acerbity drowned the satiny, subtle panna cotta.
— Kate Washington, sacbee, "If Allora can learn to relax a little, it will be one of the city's best restaurants | The Sacramento Bee," 11 May 2018
//By now Dimon is nearly iconic in his acerbity and general spikiness.
— Daniel Gross, Slate Magazine, "Jamie Dimon Is Fed Up With No One in Particular," 17 July 2017
//And yet another worried about the prospect of a boycott of their companies’ products depending on the acerbity of their words.
— Andrew Ross Sorkin, New York Times, "Frantic Phoning Among C.E.O.s: How to Address Trump Ban?," 30 Jan. 2017
//Its emotional harshness and quasi-confessional acerbity is radically untimely—and therefore enduring.
— Richard Brody, The New Yorker, "Highlights from the 2017 Sundance Film Festival," 25 Jan. 2017

First Known Use of acerbity

1572, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for acerbity

borrowed from Middle French acerbité, borrowed from Latin acerbitāt-, acerbitās, from acerbus "sour, bitter" + -itāt-, -itās -ity — more at acerb

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a harsh or sharp quality

the customer made his displeasure known with more acerbity than was necessary

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