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Meanings of thorniness in anglès

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acrimònia

A rough and bitter manner.

        acrimònia

        The quality of being covered with prickly thorns or spines.

              Synonyms
              Examples for "bitterness"
              Examples for "bitterness"
              1
              The court cases and scandals brought recreational drugs, depression and increasing bitterness.
              The Guardian
              2
              Asperity and bitterness must be buried in the graves with the dead.
              The Complete Works of Brann, the Iconoclast — Volume 12
              3
              The project has caused much bitterness among well-to-do Jews in the area.
              The new yorker
              4
              The coldness of the clergyman was forgotten in the bitterness of self-reproach.
              Turns of Fortune, and Other Tales
              5
              Many said the government had compounded their bitterness by curtailing collective mourning.
              Reuters
              1
              There is often much exaggeration, much unfairness, much acrimony in their debates.
              Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches — Volume 4
              2
              We are witnessing a time of multiple crises and much international acrimony.
              The Guardian
              3
              He replied with little force and great acrimony; but no rejoinder appeared.
              Critical and Historical Essays — Volume 2
              4
              The flapper was showing traces of tears, but also a considerable acrimony.
              Bunker Bean
              5
              Mutual acrimony is the currency of the U.S.-Pakistani relationship, not clean breaks.
              Wired
              1
              Purpose: A new method of palliation of malignant obstructive jaundice is presented.
              Pubmed
              2
              The doctors were puzzled by the fact that it wasn't quite jaundice.
              Catch-22
              3
              A 64-year-old man presented with right upper-quadrant pain, jaundice, and weight loss.
              Pubmed
              4
              But this just being short of jaundice all the time confused them.
              Catch-22
              5
              The main admission diagnoses were early onset neonatal sepsis, jaundice and prematurity.
              Pubmed
              1
              There was an outward starch and acerbity produced by toil and danger.
              The Old Roman World : the Grandeur and Failure of Its Civilizati...
              2
              He must be forgiven if he seemed to speak with unusual acerbity.
              Hodge and His Masters
              3
              With acerbity, he said, That doesn't seem to be any of my business.
              Rite of Passage
              4
              With some acerbity I pointed out the futility of his proposition.
              The Red Planet
              5
              Howson was rather surprised at the sudden acerbity of her tone.
              Missing
              1
              So like a man's observation, that, continued the Colonel with much tartness.
              What Will He Do with It? — Volume 07
              2
              Emma swallowed a sip of Perrier, its bubbling tartness tickling her nose.
              Two Truths and a Lie
              3
              Carrots and onions contribute sweetness as well as aroma, wine tartness and savoriness.
              On food and cooking: the science and lore of the kitchen
              4
              Lady Salkeld looked at him, sniffed, and said with some tartness:
              Happy Pollyooly: The Rich Little Poor Girl
              5
              The tartness of the blueberries was tempered by the sweet pinkberries.
              Perdido Street Station
              Usage of thorniness in anglès
              1
              In their thorniness, however, there is no malice, only some malic acid.
              Wild Apples
              2
              She was right about the thorniness of the situation, Rozsak reflected.
              Torch of Freedom
              3
              The most characteristic feature of the jungle was its thorniness.
              The Malay Archipelago, Volume 1 / The Land of the Orang-utan and...
              4
              It was a rank wild growth, with many green leaves on it still, and made an impression of thorniness.
              Wild Apples
              5
              Cunning little thing, for all her thorniness and her sharpness with him, which he now saw that he had deserved....
              Murder at Bridge
              Translations for thorniness
              Thorniness through the time