Private sorrow had increased the natural acerbity of his temper. From Wordnik.com. [The Common Reader, Second Series] Reference
These two facts had not combined to sweeten the natural acerbity of her temper. From Wordnik.com. [The Mystery of a Turkish Bath] Reference
Indeed for the last day or two her aunt's acerbity towards her had been much diminished. From Wordnik.com. [Ayala's Angel] Reference
'acerbity' meant that 'you ate nothing but vegetable food,' and so on all down the list. From Wordnik.com. [Rilla of Ingleside] Reference
"Weel, she's gone, " Jocasta said with some acerbity. From Wordnik.com. [A Breath of Snow and Ashes]
"Anything else?" the Magus had inquired, with some acerbity. From Wordnik.com. [The Silicon Mage]
"I speak English okay," Vigiano said with dignified acerbity. From Wordnik.com. [Red Dog]
Lester's acerbity of temper fixed the tone of the discussion. From Wordnik.com. [A Political History of the State of New York, Volumes 1-3] Reference
"You don't," contradicted the old man with his usual acerbity. From Wordnik.com. [The Vision of Desire] Reference
The Watcher-of-Gierj sent again with a note of driest acerbity. From Wordnik.com. [Shadowfane]
This with a touch of acerbity, for Mrs. Legion is not without pride. From Wordnik.com. [Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 152, May 16, 1917] Reference
Mr. Arabin had not, alas, tended to lessen the acerbity of her spirit. From Wordnik.com. [Barchester Towers] Reference
“Not quite, esteemed prince,” replied Lebedeff, with some acerbity. From Wordnik.com. [The Idiot] Reference
Standard, in which he attacked Dr Fillgrave with some considerable acerbity. From Wordnik.com. [Doctor Thorne] Reference
Duchess, — with more acerbity in her tone than the Duke had often heard there. From Wordnik.com. [The American Senator] Reference
The jester, however, paid no attention to these signs of new acerbity on her face. From Wordnik.com. [Under the Rose] Reference
On the other hand, there is not the slightest trace of cynical acerbity in his writings. From Wordnik.com. [The Persian Literature, Comprising The Shah Nameh, The Rubaiyat, The Divan, and The Gulistan, Volume 2] Reference
"I wish you would leave the dog alone," said Damaris, with a certain amount of acerbity. From Wordnik.com. [The Hawk of Egypt] Reference
It is written with some acerbity, for Lady Burton as a Catholic was not more militant than Miss. From Wordnik.com. [The Life of Sir Richard Burton] Reference
It was not crisp, but in the air lay a faint suggestion of acerbity, inspirational rather than chilling. From Wordnik.com. [Flappers and Philosophers] Reference
The excitement increased in Manaos as the time ran on; the affair was discussed with unexampled acerbity. From Wordnik.com. [Eight Hundred Leagues on the Amazon] Reference
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