Thesaurus: acrid

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1. a. Sharp and harsh, or bitter and not, to the taste; pungent; as, acrid salts.
2. a. Causing heat and irritation; corrosive; as, acrid secretions.
3. a. Caustic; bitter; bitterly irritating; as, acrid temper, mind, writing.
4. adj. strong and sharp
5. adj. harsh or corrosive in tone
6. 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.
7. The quality of being acrid or pungent; irritant bitterness;acrimony; as, the acridity of a plant, of a speech.
8. j:100 s strong and sharp s harsh or corrosive in tone