Asperity
Asperity noun - Biting sharpness of feeling or expression.
Usage example: she responded with such asperity that we knew she was deeply offended by the question
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Gall and Asperity. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 12, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/asperity/gall
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