acrid

Speech parts

1. acrid - Adjective

2. acrid - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

Sharp and harsh, or bitter and not, to the taste; pungent; as, acrid salts.

Causing heat and irritation; corrosive; as, acrid secretions.

Caustic; bitter; bitterly irritating; as, acrid temper, mind, writing.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

acid bitter caustic pungent virulent blistering vitriolic acerbic sulphurous sulfurous acerb acer alkali gorky strong
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Antonyms

cool as cucumber god-fearing just good style direct
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Phrases with the word

acrid taste

Anagrams

caird daric Dirca Radic ADRIC arcid cardi carid Darci Dirac Icard

Examples

They dared not peer down into their own natures, down into the feverish confusion that filled their minds with a kind of dense, acrid mist. Émile Zola

Muse who in the past inspired me to sing of the throes of love: Go and repose. What I need is a sword, rivers of gold, and acrid prose. José Rizal

It wasn't sarcasm." Graves blew out a cloud of acrid smoke. "It was pointing out a fallacy in your logic, babe." Anna's jaw actually dropped. For a moment, I wasn't sure if I should laugh or push him out of the room. Way to go, Graves. Lilith Saintcrow

an acerbic tone piercing otherwise flowery prose Source: Internet

a barrage of acid comments Source: Internet

her acrid remarks make her many enemies Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

acribic acrichin acrichine acrid taste acridan acridane