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acerbity

[uh-sur-bi-tee] / əˈsɜr bɪ ti /




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With humor and a touch of good-natured acerbity, the two converse and even argue over the finer points of their craft.

From New York Times • Nov. 8, 2019

By now Dimon is nearly iconic in his acerbity and general spikiness.

From Slate • Jul. 17, 2017

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

"I do not understand what you wish to say," declared Do�a Clara, with a certain acerbity.

From The Joy of Captain Ribot by Palacio Vald?s, Armando




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