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    [Noun]  | "acer*bi*ty" | \ ə-ˈsər-bə-tē \


    1: the quality of being acerbic


    Origin: 1572 ;

     Borrowed from Middle French acerbité, borrowed from Latin acerbitāt-, acerbitās, from acerbus "sour, bitter" + -itāt-, -itās {see: |-ity|-ity} {mat|acerb|};

    [Noun]  | "acerbity" 


    1: a harsh or sharp quality;


      * e.g., " ... the customer made his displeasure known with more acerbity than was necessary "





     [ "acerbic" ]

    1: The person who responds dryly, often with an element of sarcasm or causticism underlying, to any given situation.

      * e.g.,  ... Ryan said to me after I asked him about his day: "I find that this day defines itself within a longer definition of "day". I'll let you know how I am when the "day" is done." I thought that this was a typical acerbic response from Ryan. 

     [ "acerbic" ]

    1: A word that pretentious cunts say to try to look smart when they are pissed. Normal people just use the word sarcastic.

      * e.g.,  ... The mean man is being acerbic towards me. 

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