1. The writing is often characterized by spleen, acerbity and quarrelsomeness. 2. He has both the wit and acerbity to do so. 3. Acerbity is a sign of life, at least.4. This pair is well-matched, separated by decades but twinned in acerbity . 5. Chris Tarrant later praised Wogan's acerbity . 6. There's her new colorist ( Malcolm Gets ), the essence of acerbity . 7. Kurtz was equal parts wit and acerbity , with a quick mind expressed in frequently sharp words. 8. But, as American officials note with some acerbity , their objections tally with their own self-interest. 9. Many barbed references to slavery have been worked into the dialogue, and he delivers them with winning acerbity . 10. Sales'view of the native peoples was often strongly negative, recalling the acerbity of the Jesuit Johann Jakob Baegert.
