Definition of Acerbity

1. Noun. A sharp bitterness.

Generic synonyms: Bitter, Bitterness
Derivative terms: Acerbate

2. Noun. A sharp sour taste.
Exact synonyms: Tartness
Generic synonyms: Acidity, Sour, Sourness
Derivative terms: Acerbate, Acerbic, Tart

3. Noun. A rough and bitter manner.

Definition of Acerbity

1. n. Sourness of taste, with bitterness and astringency, like that of unripe fruit.

Definition of Acerbity

1. Noun. Sourness of taste, with bitterness and astringency, like that of unripe fruit. ¹

2. Noun. Harshness, bitterness, or severity; as, '''acerbity''' of temper, of language, of pain ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Acerbity

1. sourness [n -TIES] - See also: sourness

Medical Definition of Acerbity

1. 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. Origin: F. Acerbite, L. Acerbitas, fr. Acerbus. See Acerb. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Acerbity

acerated
acerates
acerb
acerbate
acerbated
acerbates
acerbating
acerbation
acerber
acerbest
acerbic
acerbically
acerbities
acerbitude
acerbitudes
acerbity (current term)
acerebral
aceric
acerola
acerolas
acerose
acerous
acerra
acerras
acers
acerval
acervate
acervated
acervately
acervates

Literary usage of Acerbity

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. An exposition of the Creed by John Pearson, Edward Burton (1857)
"And the acerbity of this punishment appears, in that those who were of any ... As this death was most dolorous and full of acerbity, so was it also most ..."

2. The Reformation by George Park Fisher (1896)
"Instead of the geniality, which is one of the native qualities of Luther, we find an acerbity, which is felt more easily than described, and which, ..."

3. The Reformation by George Park Fisher (1906)
"._ ^ which is one of the native qualities of Luther, we find an acerbity, which is felt more easily than described, and which, more than anything else, ..."

4. A Dictionary of Books Relating to America, from Its Discovery to the Present by Joseph Sabin, Wilberforce Eames, Bibliographical Society of America, Robert William Glenroie Vail (1873)
"All Mr. Dawson's works display much research, mixed with some acerbity. [DAWSON (HB)] State Sovereignty. A Dialogue. Frankfort, Ky. 1862. ..."

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