acerbity
31acerbic — (adj.) 1865, originally, and usually, figurative: sour, harsh, severe (of speech, manners, etc.), from L. acerbus harsh to the taste, sharp, bitter, sour (see ACERBITY (Cf. acerbity)) + IC (Cf. ic) …
32acidity — n 1.(all usu. of taste) sourness, bitterness, vinegariness, acidulousness; tartness, harshness, sharpness, acridity, acerbity. 2.(all usu. of expression or temperament) astringency, severity, sternness, harshness, acerbity, austerity, stringency; …
33acerb — adjective 1. sour or bitter in taste • Syn: ↑acerbic, ↑astringent • Similar to: ↑sour • Derivationally related forms: ↑astringency (for: ↑astringent) …
34acerbate — verb 1. cause to be bitter or resentful These injustices embittered her even more • Syn: ↑embitter, ↑envenom • Derivationally related forms: ↑acerbity, ↑embitterment (for: ↑emb …
35Austere — Aus*tere , [F. aust[ e]re, L. austerus, fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? to parch, dry. Cf. {Sear}.] 1. Sour and astringent; rough to the state; having acerbity; as, an austere crab apple; austere wine. [1913 Webster] 2. Severe in modes of judging, or living, or …
36Austereness — Aus*tere ness, n. 1. Harshness or astringent sourness to the taste; acerbity. Johnson. [1913 Webster] 2. Severity; strictness; austerity. Shak. [1913 Webster] …
37Tartness — Tart ness, n. The quality or state of being tart. [1913 Webster] Syn: Acrimony; sourness; keenness; poignancy; severity; asperity; acerbity; harshness. See {Acrimony}. [1913 Webster] …
38List of Latin words with English derivatives — This is a list of Latin words with derivatives in English (and other modern languages). Ancient orthography did not distinguish between i and j or between u and v. Many modern works distinguish u from v but not i from j. In this article both… …
39Keep the Aspidistra Flying —   …
40Pierre Waldeck-Rousseau — Infobox Prime Minister name=Pierre Waldeck Rousseau caption= Waldeck Rousseau, photographed by Nadar order=68th Prime Minister of France term start =22 June 1899 term end =7 June 1902 predecessor =Charles Dupuy successor =Émile Combes birth date …
