acerbitude (aserbitud)

[L. acerb it udo (rare), equiv. in sense to acerb it as: see acerbity.] Sourne ; acerbity. Bailey. [Rare.] acerbity (a-sėr'bi-ti), n.; pl. acerbities (-tiz). [Earlier acerbitie, It is ever a rule, that any over-great penalty, besides the acerbity of it, deadens the execution of the law. Bacon , Works, II. 542. We may imagine what acerbity of pain must be endured by our Lord. Barrow , Sermons, xxvi. 3. Harshne or severity, as of temper or expre ion. The lectures of Hazlitt display more than his usual strength, acutene , and eloquence, with le than the usual acerbities of his temper. Whipple , E . and Rev., II. 10. acerdese (as'èr-dēs), n. [F.] Gray oxid of manganese: a name given by Beudant to the mineral manganite.