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Noun: acerbity  u'sur-bi-tee
  1. A sharp bitterness
     
  2. A sharp sour taste
    - tartness
     
  3. A rough and bitter manner
    - bitterness, acrimony, jaundice, tartness, thorniness

Derived forms: acerbities

See also: acerbate, acerbic

Type of: acidity, bitter, bitterness, disagreeableness, sour, sourness

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