Acridness
Acridness noun - Biting sharpness of feeling or expression.
Usage example: over the years the acridness he felt toward his stepfather softened somewhat
Gruffness
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- vehemence and acridness
- vehemence and gruffness
- severity and acridness
- severity and gruffness
- hostility and acridness
- hostility and gruffness
- roughness and acridness
- roughness and gruffness
- sharpness and acridness
- sharpness and gruffness
- tartness and acridness
- tartness and gruffness
- bitterness and acridness
- bitterness and gruffness
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Gruffness and Acridness. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/acridness/gruffness
Acridness & Gruffness. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/acridness/gruffness>.
Gruffness or Acridness. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/acridness/gruffness.
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