Acrid

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Unpleasantly sharp, pungent, or bitter to the taste or smell. See Synonyms at bitter.
  • adj. Caustic in language or tone.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. Sharp and harsh, or bitter and not to the taste; pungent.
  • adj. Causing heat and irritation; corrosive
  • adj. Caustic; bitter; bitterly irritating
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Sharp and harsh, or bitter and not, to the taste; pungent.
  • adj. Causing heat and irritation; corrosive.
  • adj. Caustic; bitter; bitterly irritating.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Sharp or biting to the tongue or integuments; bitterly pungent; irritating: as, acrid salts.
  • Figuratively, severe; virulent; violent; stinging: as, “acrid temper,” Cowper, Charity.
  • n. An acrid poison: as, “a powerful acrid,” Pereira, Mat. Med.
  • n. One of a class of morbific substances supposed by the humorists to exist in the humors.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. strong and sharp
  • adj. harsh or corrosive in tone
  • Equivalent
    tasty    unpleasant   
    Cross Reference
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    pungent    corrosive    caustic    bitter    acerbic   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    pungent    musky    salty    sour    rancid    oily    smoky    fetid    cloying    resinous