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Noun: acridness  a-krid-nus
  1. Extreme bitterness
    "the acridness of alkali";
    - acridity
     
  2. The quality of being sharply disagreeable in language or tone
    "His acridness in debates often alienated potential allies";
    - acridity

Type of: bitter, bitterness, disagreeableness