Definition of Acerbety
A*cerb"i*ty (&?;), n. [F.
acerbité, L. acerbitas, fr. acerbus. See
Acerb.] 1. Sourness of taste, with bitterness
and astringency, like that of unripe fruit.
2. Harshness, bitterness, or severity; as,
acerbity of temper, of language, of pain. Barrow.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- Sourness of taste, with bitterness and astringency, like that of unripe fruit.
- Harshness, bitterness, or severity; as, acerbity of temper, of language, of pain
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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