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acridity

DEFINITIONS OF: acridity

1

n extreme bitterness

“the acridity of alkali”
Synonyms:
acridness
Type of:
bitter, bitterness
the property of having a harsh unpleasant taste

n having an acrid smell

Type of:
odor, odour, olfactory perception, olfactory sensation, smell
the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form

n the quality of being sharply disagreeable in language or tone

Synonyms:
acridness
Type of:
disagreeableness
the quality of being disagreeable and unpleasant
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