acrid

[Ac·rid]

Acrid is almost always used to describe a smell, and it ain't a pretty one. Acrid is the nasty sting that you feel in your nose when you walk by a building that just burned down––it's sulfur mixed with smoke.

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Sharp and harsh, or bitter and not, to the taste; pungent; as, acrid salts.

Adjective S.
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

Adjective S.
strong and sharp; "the acrid smell of burning rubber"


a.
Sharp and harsh, or bitter and not, to the taste; pungent; as, acrid salts.

a.
Causing heat and irritation; corrosive; as, acrid secretions.

a.
Caustic; bitter; bitterly irritating; as, acrid temper, mind, writing.


Acrid

Ac"rid , a. [L. acer sharp; prob. assimilated in form to acid. See Eager.] 1. Sharp and harsh, or bitter and not, to the taste; pungent; as, acrid salts. 2. Causing heat and irritation; corrosive; as, acrid secretions. 3. Caustic; bitter; bitterly irritating; as, acrid temper, mind, writing. Acrid poison, a poison which irritates, corrodes, or burns the parts to which it is applied.

Sharp and harsh, or bitter and not, to the taste; pungent; as, acrid salts.

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