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Definition of Acridness

1. Noun. Extreme bitterness. "The acridity of alkali"

2. Noun. The quality of being sharply disagreeable in language or tone.

Definition of Acridness

1. Noun. bitterness or acerbity ¹

2. Noun. An acrid taste or smell. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Acridness

1. [n -ES]

Medical Definition of Acridness

1. The quality of being acrid or pungent; irritant bitterness; acrimony; as, the acridity of a plant, of a speech. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Acridness

acrider acridest acridid acridin acridine acridine dyes acridine orange acridine yellow acridines acridinium

acridins acridinyl acridities acridity acridly acridness (current term) acridnesses acridology acridone acridone synthase

acridones acridophosphine acridophosphines acriflavine acriflavines acrimonia acrimonies acrimonious acrimoniously acrimoniousness

Literary usage of Acridness

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Saint Louis Medical and Surgical Journal (1896)
"... the middle turbinates, all the time acquiring still greater acridness, and when about to leave these turbinates and fall upon, the inferior turbinates ..."

2. A History of dentistry from the most ancient times until the end of the by Vincenzo Guerini (1909)
"In these cases the saliva is supposed by him to acquire a high degree of acridness and to become almost similar to the poison of rabies. ..."

3. A Dictionary of English Synonymes and Synonymous Or Parallel Expressions by Richard Soule (1891)
"acridness, я. I. Acridity, sharpness, pungency, poignancy. 2. Severity, harshness, hardness. SÄ. ACRIMONY. 2. Acrimonious, a. I. (Kare. ..."

4. The Repertory of Patent Inventions: And Other Discoveries and Improvements (1810)
"... of brown oil were observed upon the surface of the liquid, and the part that passed over acquired more and more acridness as the operation proceeded. ..."

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