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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.
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Acrid
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Example Sentences
- It has a pungent odor and an acrid taste.
- The air was growing worse, thin and acrid, bitter smells of oil and wet cloth.
- Oil that is too hot can also burn food, leaving an acrid flavor in the oil.
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Word Origin & History
acrid
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,
EXPANDbitter;" 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 ac·rid (āk'rĭd)
adj.
Unpleasantly sharp, pungent, or bitter to the taste or smell.
a·crid'i·ty (ə-krĭd'ĭ-tē) or ac'rid·ness n.
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