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Acrity

Acrity \Ac"ri*ty\, n. [L. acritas, fr. acer sharp: cf. F. Sharpness; keenness. [Obs.]

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acrity

n. (context obsolete English) sharpness; keenness

Usage examples of "acrity".

What delicious acrity in a situation where I played, not with fire, but--with ashes!