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ac·rid

–adjective

1.	sharp or biting to the taste or smell; bitterly pungent; irritating to the eyes, nose, etc.: acrid smoke from burning rubber.

2.	extremely or sharply stinging or bitter; exceedingly caustic: acrid remarks.

[Origin: 1705–15; < L ācr- (s. of ācer) sharp, sour + -id⁴, perh. through influence of acid

]

—Related forms

a·crid·i·ty

Audio Help [uh-krid-i-tee] Pronunciation Key, ac·rid·ness, noun

ac·rid·ly, adverb

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ac·rid Audio Help (āk'rĭd) Pronunciation Key
adj.

Unpleasantly sharp, pungent, or bitter to the taste or smell. See Synonyms at bitter.
Caustic in language or tone.

[From Latin ācer, sharp (probably modeled on acid); see ak- in Indo-European roots.]

a·crid'i·ty (ə-krĭd'ĭ-tē), ac'rid·ness n., ac'rid·ly adv.

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1712, from L. acer (fem. acris) "sharp, pungent, bitter, eager, fierce," from PIE *ak-ri-, from base *ak- "be sharp, rise (out) to a point, pierce" (cf. Oscan acrid "sharply;" Gk. akis "sharp point," akros "at the farthest point, highest, pointed," akantha "thorn," akme "summit, edge;" also oxys "sharp, bitter;" Skt. acri- "corner, edge," acani- "point of an arrow," asrih "edge;" Lith. asmuo "sharpness," akstis "sharp stick;" O.Ir. er "high;" Welsh ochr "edge, corner, border;" O.N. eggja "goad;" O.E. ecg "sword"). The -id suffix probably is in imitation of acid.

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acrid
adjective
1.	strong and sharp;"the pungent taste of radishes"; "the acrid smell of burning rubber" [syn: pungent]
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"; "a vitriolic critique"

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acrid [ˈӕkrid] adjective

harsh in smell or taste
Example: The acrid smell of smoke filled the room.

Arabic:	حَرِّيف، حَاد
Chinese (Simplified):	辛辣的
Chinese (Traditional):	辛辣的
Czech:	štiplavý
Danish:	kras; skarp
Dutch:	scherp
Estonian:	kibe
Finnish:	kitkerä
French:	âcre
German:	beißend
Greek:	δριμύς, έντονος
Hungarian:	fanyar
Icelandic:	rammur, svíðandi
Indonesian:	sangit, tajam
Italian:	acre

Japanese:	刺すような
Korean:	매운
Latvian:	sīvs; kodīgs
Lithuanian:	aštrus, aitrus
Norwegian:	stram, skarp, bitter
Polish:	drażniący, gryzący
Portuguese (Brazil):	acre
Portuguese (Portugal):	acre
Romanian:	înţepător
Russian:	едкий
Slovak:	štipľavý
Slovenian:	jedek
Spanish:	acre
Swedish:	bitter, skarp, frän
Turkish:	keskin

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ac·rid (krd)
adj.

Unpleasantly sharp, pungent, or bitter to the taste or smell.

a·cridi·ty (

-kr

-t

) or acrid·ness n.

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Main Entry: ac·rid
Pronunciation: 'ak-r&d
Function: adjective
: irritatingly sharp and harsh or unpleasantly pungent in taste or odor —ac·rid·ly adverb

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Acrid

A*cerb"\, a. [L. acerbus, fr. acer sharp: cf. F. acerbe. See Acrid.] Sour, bitter, and harsh to the taste, as unripe fruit; sharp and harsh.

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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.

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Acrid

Ea"ger\, a. [OE. egre sharp, sour, eager, OF. agre, aigre, F. aigre, fr. L. acer sharp, sour, spirited, zealous; akin to Gr. ? highest, extreme, Skr. a?ra point; fr. a root signifying to be sharp. Cf. Acrid, Edge.]

1. Sharp; sour; acid. [Obs.] "Like eager droppings into milk." --Shak.

2. Sharp; keen; bitter; severe. [Obs.] "A nipping and an eager air." "Eager words." --Shak.

3. Excited by desire in the pursuit of any object; ardent to pursue, perform, or obtain; keenly desirous; hotly longing; earnest; zealous; impetuous; vehement; as, the hounds were eager in the chase.

And gazed for tidings in my eager eyes. --Shak.

How eagerly ye follow my disgraces! --Shak.

When to her eager lips is brought Her infant's thrilling kiss. --Keble.

A crowd of eager and curious schoolboys. --Hawthorne.

Conceit and grief an eager combat fight. --Shak.

4. Brittle; inflexible; not ductile. [Obs.]

Gold will be sometimes so eager, as artists call it, that it will as little endure the hammer as glass itself. --Locke.

Syn: Earnest; ardent; vehement; hot; impetuous; fervent; intense; impassioned; zealous; forward.

Usage: See Earnest. -- Eager, Earnest. Eager marks an excited state of desire or passion; thus, a child is eager for a plaything, a hungry man is eager for food, a covetous man is eager for gain. Eagerness is liable to frequent abuses, and is good or bad, as the case may be. It relates to what is praiseworthy or the contrary. Earnest denotes a permanent state of mind, feeling, or sentiment. It is always taken in a good sense; as, a preacher is earnest in his appeals to the conscience; an agent is earnest in his solicitations.

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