acridity
Example Sentences
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I seasoned the tomato with salt and a little garlic powder, which supplied savory warmth without the acridity fresh garlic can bring.
From Salon ● Aug. 1, 2026
The pangram from yesterday’s Spelling Bee was acridity.
From New York Times ● Jun. 17, 2021
The full acridity of the gas starts fumigating your buggy consciousness.
From Slate ● Aug. 3, 2012
The polish, the precision, the elaborate grace and subterranean acridity of Mr. Cabell's characteristic style have never been displayed to better advantage than in this, which is among the very bitterest of his books.
From Time Magazine Archive
As soon as the effects of the ether had passed away, the same painful acridity was experienced as is produced when the plant itself is tasted.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 829, November 21, 1891 by Various
