acrid
sharp or biting to the taste or smell; bitterly pungent; irritating to the eyes, nose, etc.: acrid smoke from burning rubber.
extremely or sharply stinging or bitter; exceedingly caustic: acrid remarks.
Origin of acrid
1Other words from acrid
- a·crid·i·ty [uh-krid-i-tee], /əˈkrɪd ɪ ti/, ac·rid·ness, noun
- ac·rid·ly, adverb
- sub·ac·rid, adjective
- sub·ac·rid·ly, adverb
- sub·ac·rid·ness, noun
- sub·a·crid·i·ty, noun
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How to use acrid in a sentence
Still, things feel more acrid than they were during Impeachment Summer.
Unlike California, it was physical, ugly and acrid back then.
With 2014 as a congressional election year, the acrid scrums of 2013 will give way to the combat of the campaign.
Want Hope in 2014? Forget Politics, Focus on Energy and Medicine | Lloyd Green | December 31, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTAmidst much screeching of breaks and the acrid smell of burning rubber, Cameron executed a high speed u-turn.
They were hitting on all cylinders as they mined the acrid ore of Mamet's singular cynicism.
Its taste is curiously acrid; and (as might be expected) it is freely used as a tonic, and is very good for the purpose.
The Cradle of Mankind | W.A. WigramAnother call followed it, and then a throaty thrilling, and then another short series of acrid and moving calls.
In Accordance with the Evidence | Oliver OnionsHe was huge of build, with a long grey beard to which adhered stale morsels of food and the acrid scent of strong cigars.
Sinister Street, vol. 1 | Compton MackenzieThere was a sound of splintering glass and the acrid smell of smoke.
Jane Journeys On | Ruth Comfort MitchellIf he has an acrid wit he may make us ashamed of our highest enthusiasms.
By the Christmas Fire | Samuel McChord Crothers
British Dictionary definitions for acrid
/ (ˈækrɪd) /
unpleasantly pungent or sharp to the smell or taste
sharp or caustic, esp in speech or nature
Origin of acrid
1Derived forms of acrid
- acridity (əˈkrɪdɪtɪ) or acridness, noun
- acridly, adverb
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