2 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
acrid
adj 1: strong and sharp; "the acrid smell of buorning rubber"
2: 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" [syn: {acerb}, {acerbic}, {acid},
{bitter}, {blistering}, {caustic}, {sulfurous}, {sulphurous},
{venomous}, {virulent}, {vitriolic}]
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