acerbity Hear it!

acerbity definition

acer·bity (-bə tē)

noun pl. acerbities -·ties

  1. a sour, astringent quality
  2. sharpness, bitterness, or harshness of temper, words, etc.

Etymology: Fr acerbité < L acerbitas < acerbus, bitter < IE base *a-: see acid

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Comments
Improve this definition.
Do you have more to add? Share your linguistic knowledge or observation.
/Register to save your comments.