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It means something that has a sharp/acidic/bitter taste. It is astringently sour. A lemon is a good example!
It also means having a bitter and sharp manner.
Examples: * 'Twain was renowned for his acerbic wit.' * 'Twenty years later, Arlen's book is still one of the biggest inspirational best-sellers of all time, but the man has devolved into a bitter recluse whose acerbic utterances, such as "Hell is other people," send all those who cross his path running for the hills.' -SFGate, San Francisco Chronicle website, July 24, 2009. [See Related links below for news source]
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∙ 14y agoIt means something that has a sharp/acidic/bitter taste. It is astringently sour. A lemon is a good example!
It also means having a bitter and sharp manner.
Examples: * 'Twain was renowned for his acerbic wit.' * 'Twenty years later, Arlen's book is still one of the biggest inspirational best-sellers of all time, but the man has devolved into a bitter recluse whose acerbic utterances, such as "Hell is other people," send all those who cross his path running for the hills.' -SFGate, San Francisco Chronicle website, July 24, 2009. [See Related links below for news source]
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∙ 9y agoAcerbity is sourness or bitterness of taste, or harshness or bitterness of temper, language, or pain.
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∙ 9y agoAcerbation is the presence of bitterness, either of emotion or of medicine.
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What part of speech is acerbity?
Acerbity is a noun. It refers to the sharpness or bitterness of speech, behavior, or personality.
What is a sentence with acerbity?
The acerbity in her speech can put off almost anyone; she urgently needs to tone down the harsh words she uses.
What is the synonym for sarcasm?
Acerbity, cynicism, mockery, satire...
What word is from the Latin word acere meaning sour?
Acerbity.
What are synonyms for austerity?
Here are some synonyms for austerity: acerbity, asperity, astringence, coldness, exactingness, exactness, formality, formalness, gravity, grimness, hardness, harshness, inclemency, inflexibility, obduracy, rigidity, rigor, seriousness, solemnity, sternness, stiffness, strictness, stringency.
What are synonyms for bitterness?
sharp, acid, acidic, acrid, tart, sour, biting, unsweetened, vinegary; technical acerbic. ANTONYMS sweet.
What are some eight letter words with 1st letter A and 3rd letter E and 6th letter I and 7th letter T?
According to SOWPODS (the combination of Scrabble dictionaries used around the world) there are 2 words with the pattern A-E--IT-. That is, eight letter words with 1st letter A and 3rd letter E and 6th letter I and 7th letter T. In alphabetical order, they are: acerbity ayenbite
What are some eight letter words with 1st letter A and 2nd letter C and 4th letter R and 7th letter T?
According to SOWPODS (the combination of Scrabble dictionaries used around the world) there are 3 words with the pattern AC-R--T-. That is, eight letter words with 1st letter A and 2nd letter C and 4th letter R and 7th letter T. In alphabetical order, they are: acerbate acerbity acervate
What are some eight letter words with 1st letter A and 4th letter R and 5th letter B and 6th letter I and 7th letter T?
According to SOWPODS (the combination of Scrabble dictionaries used around the world) there are 1 words with the pattern A--RBIT-. That is, eight letter words with 1st letter A and 4th letter R and 5th letter B and 6th letter I and 7th letter T. In alphabetical order, they are: acerbity
What are some eight letter words with 1st letter A and 2nd letter C and 5th letter B and 7th letter T?
According to SOWPODS (the combination of Scrabble dictionaries used around the world) there are 3 words with the pattern AC--B-T-. That is, eight letter words with 1st letter A and 2nd letter C and 5th letter B and 7th letter T. In alphabetical order, they are: acerbate acerbity acrobats
What are some eight letter words with 1st letter A and 2nd letter C and 3rd letter E and 5th letter B and 7th letter T?
According to SOWPODS (the combination of Scrabble dictionaries used around the world) there are 2 words with the pattern ACE-B-T-. That is, eight letter words with 1st letter A and 2nd letter C and 3rd letter E and 5th letter B and 7th letter T. In alphabetical order, they are: acerbate acerbity
What is an eight-letter word that has the letter 'y'?
== == sympathy, abjectly, abruptly, absurdly, accuracy, acerbity, acridity, acrimony, actively, activity, actually, adequacy, adorably, adroitly, advisory, advocacy, affinity, agronomy, alacrity, aleatory, allegory, alleyway, almighty, amicably, amorally, ancestry, annually, antibody, antimony, apically, apoplexy, apostasy, ardently, arguably, artfully, artistry, asperity, assembly, astutely, atonally, atrocity, attorney, balladry, banality, barberry, basketry, banditry, beautifully, birthday, bastardy, bayberry, bestiary, beggarly, bitterly, blustery, breezily, brightly, brutally, brokenly, busybody, butchery, calamity, casually, candidly, cajolery, capacity, category, casually, celerity, ceremony, chastity, chattily, chivalry, cheekily, chirpily, chummily, classify, cleverly, civility, convexly, contrary, commonly, cowardly, craftily, corduroy, courtesy, coronary.......etc. To name a few ;). intimacy
