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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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