acerbity
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With the help of her idealistic new nanny, Marlo begins a cathartic journey of self-discovery that, in true Cody fashion, is equal parts tenderness and acerbity.
From Slate ● Mar. 7, 2018
Evelyn has the sharpest tongue, and Ms. Parsons, with her tart acerbity, makes the most of it.
From New York Times ● Jun. 19, 2016
He lamented that there were “so many anecdotes” about Jobs’s acerbity: “His intention, and motivation, wasn’t to be hurtful.”
From The New Yorker ● Feb. 16, 2015
That's not inappropriate, and once Christopher Salazar arrives as hero John Worthing, the contrast between his benign gravitas and Hunter's febrile acerbity is drolly amusing, a Victorian-era Mutt and Jeff.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2014
The Prioress and Convent replied with some acerbity.
From Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535 by Eileen Power
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Oliver Twist
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The Ruins of Gorlan
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The House of the Seven Gables
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