Definition of ACERBITY

acerbity

Plural: acerbities

Noun

  • Sourness of taste or harshness of temper.
  • a sharp bitterness
  • a sharp sour taste
  • a rough and bitter manner
  • Sourness of taste, with bitterness and astringency, like that of unripe fruit.
  • Harshness, bitterness, or severity
  • Something harsh (e.g. a remark, act or experience).

Examples

  • acerbity of temper, of language, of pain
  • He delivered the challenge with an acerbity that surprised everyone.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from French acerbité, from Latin acerbitās (“acerbity; harshness”), from acerbus (“bitter”). See acerb.

Scrabble Score: 15

acerbity: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
acerbity: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
acerbity: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 16

acerbity: valid Words With Friends Word