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
Words that may be confused with acrid
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How to use acrid in a sentence
Soaked in never-ending streams of bright orange bear spray, the officers choked on plumes of acrid smoke that singed their nostrils and obscured their vision.
“I Don’t Trust the People Above Me”: Riot Squad Cops Open Up About Disastrous Response to Capitol Insurrection | by Joaquin Sapien and Joshua Kaplan | February 12, 2021 | ProPublicaIt is acrid, colourless, and crystalline, and imparts its acridity to the plant.
Mr. Strachey, without abandoning the acridity of his style, exposes Florence Nightingale as a great constructor of civilization.
Instigations | Ezra PoundThomas Nash will himself hardly escape the charge of acridity, but only injustice or want of discernment will call him a quack.
A History of English Literature | George SaintsburyHenry declined the combat, and after she sensed his intention, she went on, with increasing acridity.
Rope | Holworthy Hall
This species is quite common; and though very acrid to the taste, this acridity is entirely lost in cooking.
The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise | M. E. Hard
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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