acerbitude

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noun

Sourness and harshness; acerbity.

OriginLatin acerbitudo →
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Meanings

nounacerbitude (plural acerbitudes)

plural acerbitudes

  1. archaicSourness and harshness; acerbity.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
sourness

Origin

  1. Latinacerbitudo
  2. Englishacerbitude

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

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APA

acerbitude. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acerbitude

MLA

“acerbitude.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acerbitude. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “acerbitude,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acerbitude.

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