acridity

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acridity

noun acridities

  1. countable, uncountable Bitterness or acerbity.
  2. countable, uncountable An acrid taste or smell.
  3. countable, figuratively, uncountable Bitterness in speech or behavior; causticness. 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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@misc{acridity_2026,
  title = {acridity},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/acridity},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}