acridness Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun extreme bitterness
    acridity.
    • the acridity of alkali
  2. noun the quality of being sharply disagreeable in language or tone
    acridity.

WordNet

A*crid"i*ty, Ac"rid*ness noun (Also<
  • Acridity
  • Acridness
)
Definitions
  1. The quality of being acrid or pungent; irritant bitterness; acrimony; as, the acridity of a plant, of a speech.

Webster 1913