acerbituden.
/əˈsəːbᵻtjuːd/, U.S. /əˈsərbəˌt(j)ud/ rare.
= acerbity n.
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the world > physical sensation > taste and flavour > sourness or acidity > [noun] > bitterness or acridity
gallc1175
smartnessa1425
rhubarba1529
acrimony1542
acridity1547
amaritude1599
acerbity1608
acrity1619
asperity1620
acritude1650
acridness1702
bitterishness1702
crabbedness1715
acerbitude1727
amarulence1727
bitterness-
the mind > emotion > anger > irascibility > ill-naturedness > sourness or bitterness of temper > [noun]
gallc1175
sourness1482
fellc1494
acerbitya1538
tartness1548
acrimony1597
verjuice1598
vinegara1616
acidness1660
asperity1664
thorniness1674
acidity1687
acerbitude1727
acridity1753
vitriol1769
souredness1858
1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Acerbitude, sowrness, harshness in taste, bitterness.
1797 J. Birch Dressing for L—d T—r—w 23 It will be more dilacerated by this last inglorious measure, than by all your former acerbitude.
1925 Galveston (Texas) Daily News 27 Dec. 18/1 It lacks the acerbitude usually characterizing the comments of those magazines.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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