acridity
nounEtymology From acrid + -ity.
1
Bitterness or acerbity.
2
An acrid taste or smell.
3
Figuratively 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.1925 July – 1926 May, A[rthur] Conan Doyle, “(please specify the chapter number)”, in The Land of Mist (eBook no. 0601351h.html), Australia: Project Gutenberg Australia, published April 2019:
- Synonyms
- acridness