Acridity
noun
noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Bitterness or acerbity. countable, uncountable
- 2 the quality of being sharply disagreeable in language or tone wordnet
- 3 An acrid taste or smell. countable, uncountable
- 4 extreme bitterness wordnet
- 5 Bitterness in speech or behavior; causticness. countable, figuratively, uncountable
"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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- 6 having an acrid smell wordnet
Example
More examples"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."
Etymology
From acrid + -ity.
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