Acridity

Definitions

1. Bitterness or acerbity.
   countable, uncountable
2. An acrid taste or smell.
   countable, uncountable
3. Bitterness in speech or behavior; causticness.
   countable, figuratively, uncountable

Equivalents

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.”

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