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acerbitude

acerbitude noun: sourness and harshness; acerbity.

Noun

acerbitude (plural acerbitudes)

  1. (archaic) Sourness and harshness; acerbity.

Forms of acerbitude

pluralacerbitudes

Origin of acerbitude

Learned borrowing from Latin acerbitudo, from acerbus (“bitter, severe”)

Questions about acerbitude

What does acerbitude mean?
Acerbitude means sourness and harshness; acerbity.
What part of speech is acerbitude?
Acerbitude is a noun.
What is the plural of acerbitude?
The plural of acerbitude is acerbitudes.

Words near acerbitude in the dictionary

  1. acerbic
  2. acerbically
  3. acerbicness
  4. acerbities
  5. acerbitous
  6. acerbitude
  7. acerbitudes
  8. acerbity
  9. acerbly
  10. acercostracan
  11. acerdol

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