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acerb
(encz) | acerb,ostrý Pavel Cvrček |
Acerb
(gcide) | Acerb \A*cerb"\, a. [L. acerbus, fr. acer sharp: cf. F. acerbe.
See Acrid.]
Sour, bitter, and harsh to the taste, as unripe fruit; sharp
and harsh.
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acerb
(wn) | acerb
adj 1: sour or bitter in taste [syn: acerb, acerbic,
astringent]
2: harsh or corrosive in tone; "an acerbic tone piercing
otherwise flowery prose"; "a barrage of acid comments"; "her
acrid remarks make her many enemies"; "bitter words";
"blistering criticism"; "caustic jokes about political
assassination, talk-show hosts and medical ethics"; "a
sulfurous denunciation"; "a vitriolic critique" [syn:
acerb, acerbic, acid, acrid, bitter, blistering,
caustic, sulfurous, sulphurous, virulent,
vitriolic] |
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exacerbate
(mass) | exacerbate
- obnoviť |
acerbic
(encz) | acerbic,kyselý adj: Zdeněk Brož |
acerbity
(encz) | acerbity,jízlivost n: Zdeněk Brožacerbity,kousavost n: Zdeněk Brožacerbity,trpkost Pavel Cvrček |
exacerbate
(encz) | exacerbate,aktivizovat exacerbate,dráždit exacerbate,obnovit exacerbate,podráždit exacerbate,rozdírat exacerbate,zhoršit v: Michal Talíkexacerbate,zjitřit bolest exacerbate,zjitřit nemoc exacerbate,zjitřit spor |
exacerbated
(encz) | exacerbated,zhoršený adj: Zdeněk Brož |
exacerbating
(encz) | exacerbating, adj: |
exacerbation
(encz) | exacerbation,exacerbace n: Zdeněk Brožexacerbation,zhoršení n: Zdeněk Brož |
exacerbace
(czen) | exacerbace,exacerbationn: Zdeněk Brož |
Acerb
(gcide) | Acerb \A*cerb"\, a. [L. acerbus, fr. acer sharp: cf. F. acerbe.
See Acrid.]
Sour, bitter, and harsh to the taste, as unripe fruit; sharp
and harsh.
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Acerbate
(gcide) | Acerbate \A*cerb"ate\, v. t. [L. acerbatus, p. p. of acerbare,
fr. acerbus.]
To sour; to imbitter; to irritate.
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Acerbic
(gcide) | Acerbic \A*cerb"ic\, a.
Sour or severe.
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Acerbitude
(gcide) | Acerbitude \A*cerb"i*tude\, n. [L. acerbitudo, fr. acerbus.]
Sourness and harshness. [Obs.] --Bailey.
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Acerbity
(gcide) | Acerbity \A*cerb"i*ty\, n. [F. acerbit['e], L. acerbitas, fr.
acerbus. See Acerb.]
1. Sourness of taste, with bitterness and astringency, like
that of unripe fruit.
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2. Harshness, bitterness, or severity; as, acerbity of
temper, of language, of pain. --Barrow.
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aggravating exacerbating exasperating
(gcide) | intensifying \intensifying\ adj.
increasing in strength or intensity. [Narrower terms:
{aggravating, exacerbating, exasperating ; {augmentative,
enhancive}; {deepening(prenominal), heightening(prenominal)
] moderating
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Exacerbate
(gcide) | Exacerbate \Ex*ac"er*bate\ ([e^]gz*[a^]s"[~e]r*b[=a]t; 277), v.
t. [imp. & p. p. Exacerbated
([e^]gz*[a^]s"[~e]r*b[=a]`t[e^]d); p. pr. & vb. n.
Exacerbating ([e^]gz*[a^]s"[~e]r*b[=a]`t[i^]ng).] [L.
exacerbatus, p. p. of exacerbare; ex out (intens.) +
acerbare. See Acerbate.]
To render more violent or bitter; to irritate; to exasperate;
to imbitter, as passions or disease. --Brougham.
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Exacerbated
(gcide) | Exacerbate \Ex*ac"er*bate\ ([e^]gz*[a^]s"[~e]r*b[=a]t; 277), v.
t. [imp. & p. p. Exacerbated
([e^]gz*[a^]s"[~e]r*b[=a]`t[e^]d); p. pr. & vb. n.
Exacerbating ([e^]gz*[a^]s"[~e]r*b[=a]`t[i^]ng).] [L.
exacerbatus, p. p. of exacerbare; ex out (intens.) +
acerbare. See Acerbate.]
To render more violent or bitter; to irritate; to exasperate;
to imbitter, as passions or disease. --Brougham.
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exacerbating
(gcide) | exacerbating \ex*ac"er*ba`ting\
([e^]gz*[a^]s"[~e]r*b[=a]`t[i^]ng), adj.
Making worse.
Syn: aggravating, exasperating.
[WordNet 1.5]Exacerbate \Ex*ac"er*bate\ ([e^]gz*[a^]s"[~e]r*b[=a]t; 277), v.
t. [imp. & p. p. Exacerbated
([e^]gz*[a^]s"[~e]r*b[=a]`t[e^]d); p. pr. & vb. n.
Exacerbating ([e^]gz*[a^]s"[~e]r*b[=a]`t[i^]ng).] [L.
exacerbatus, p. p. of exacerbare; ex out (intens.) +
acerbare. See Acerbate.]
To render more violent or bitter; to irritate; to exasperate;
to imbitter, as passions or disease. --Brougham.
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Exacerbating
(gcide) | exacerbating \ex*ac"er*ba`ting\
([e^]gz*[a^]s"[~e]r*b[=a]`t[i^]ng), adj.
Making worse.
Syn: aggravating, exasperating.
[WordNet 1.5]Exacerbate \Ex*ac"er*bate\ ([e^]gz*[a^]s"[~e]r*b[=a]t; 277), v.
t. [imp. & p. p. Exacerbated
([e^]gz*[a^]s"[~e]r*b[=a]`t[e^]d); p. pr. & vb. n.
Exacerbating ([e^]gz*[a^]s"[~e]r*b[=a]`t[i^]ng).] [L.
exacerbatus, p. p. of exacerbare; ex out (intens.) +
acerbare. See Acerbate.]
To render more violent or bitter; to irritate; to exasperate;
to imbitter, as passions or disease. --Brougham.
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Exacerbation
(gcide) | Exacerbation \Ex*ac`er*ba"tion\
([e^]gz*[a^]s`[~e]r*b[=a]"sh[u^]n) n. [Cf. F. exacerbation.]
1. The act of rendering more violent or bitter; the state of
being exacerbated or intensified in violence or malignity;
as, exacerbation of passion.
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2. (Med.) A periodical increase of violence in a disease, as
in remittent or continuous fever; an increased energy of
diseased and painful action.
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Exacerbescence
(gcide) | Exacerbescence \Ex*ac`er*bes"cence\
([e^]gz*[a^]s`[~e]r*b[e^]s"sens), n. [L. exacerbescens,
-entis, p. pr. of exacerbescere, incho. of exacerbare.]
Increase of irritation or violence, particularly the increase
of a fever or disease.
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acerbate
(wn) | acerbate
v 1: cause to be bitter or resentful; "These injustices
embittered her even more" [syn: embitter, envenom,
acerbate]
2: make sour or bitter |
acerbic
(wn) | acerbic
adj 1: sour or bitter in taste [syn: acerb, acerbic,
astringent]
2: harsh or corrosive in tone; "an acerbic tone piercing
otherwise flowery prose"; "a barrage of acid comments"; "her
acrid remarks make her many enemies"; "bitter words";
"blistering criticism"; "caustic jokes about political
assassination, talk-show hosts and medical ethics"; "a
sulfurous denunciation"; "a vitriolic critique" [syn:
acerb, acerbic, acid, acrid, bitter, blistering,
caustic, sulfurous, sulphurous, virulent,
vitriolic] |
acerbity
(wn) | acerbity
n 1: a sharp bitterness
2: a sharp sour taste [syn: acerbity, tartness]
3: a rough and bitter manner [syn: bitterness, acrimony,
acerbity, jaundice, tartness, thorniness] |
exacerbate
(wn) | exacerbate
v 1: make worse; "This drug aggravates the pain" [syn: worsen,
aggravate, exacerbate, exasperate] [ant:
ameliorate, amend, better, improve, meliorate]
2: exasperate or irritate [syn: exacerbate, exasperate,
aggravate] |
exacerbating
(wn) | exacerbating
adj 1: making worse [syn: aggravating, exacerbating,
exasperating] |
exacerbation
(wn) | exacerbation
n 1: action that makes a problem or a disease (or its symptoms)
worse; "the aggravation of her condition resulted from lack
of care" [syn: aggravation, exacerbation]
2: violent and bitter exasperation; "his foolishness was
followed by an exacerbation of their quarrel" |
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