acridness

ac·rid

A0064000 (ăk′rĭd)adj.1. Unpleasantly sharp, pungent, or bitter to the taste or smell. See Synonyms at bitter.2. Caustic in language or tone: an acrid political campaign.

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[From Latin ācer, sharp (probably modeled on acid); see ak- in Indo-European roots.]

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a·crid′i·ty (ə-krĭd′ĭ-tē), ac′rid·ness n.ac′rid·ly adv.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	acridness - extreme bitterness; "the acridity of alkali"acriditybitter, bitterness - the property of having a harsh unpleasant taste
	2.	acridness - the quality of being sharply disagreeable in language or toneacriditydisagreeableness - the quality of being disagreeable and unpleasant

Translations

acerbità