meaning of acrid

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.
4.
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"


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acrid | acridid | acrididae | acridity | acridly | acridness | acridotheres | acridotheres tristis |

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