Fight to the Bitter End: Acer, Acid, Acri

Cranberry-and-orange relish is a classic, but here, a whole lemon — pith and all — acts as the bitter, acerbic edge that your Thanksgiving plate needs. The New York Times

Indeed, for the last day or two her aunt's acerbity towards her had been much diminished.

He poured warm water into a basin and added a few drops of carbolic acid.

Oh, and by the way, the loons are disappearing everywhere because their lakes are dying from acid rain.

This time it's an acidic substance that scalds my throat and makes its way into my nose as well.

Climate change causes the glaciers to melt, which causes the acidification of the world’s oceans, resulting in the death of most sea life.

The berberis produces a berry of acidulous taste, that promised to be useful to us.

Just a few minutes later, as I was regaining my composure, I noticed the smell of smoke, an acrid odor I couldn’t quite place.

He hated the acridness in his mother’s and father’s relationship, the conviction of righteousness they each held on to with both hands.

The altercation threatened to descend into an acrimonious civil war, and I did my best to prevent a rupture.

But the deal ended in acrimony and litigation, and she regained possession of her archive in an out-of-court settlement in 2002. The New York Times

I’m frightened, but I’m not sure what I’m afraid of, which just exacerbates the fear.