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.
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2. Causing heat and irritation; corrosive; as, acrid
secretions.
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3. Caustic; bitter; bitterly irritating; as, acrid temper,
mind, writing.
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Acrid poison, a poison which irritates, corrodes, or burns
the parts to which it is applied.
[1913 Webster] Acridity
Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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86 Moby Thesaurus words for "acrid":
acerb, acerbate, acerbic, acid, acidic, acidulent, acidulous,
acrimonious, acute, amaroidal, antagonistic, antipathetic,
asperous, astringent, austere, belligerent, biting, bitter,
bitter as gall, caustic, clashing, cloying, coarse, colliding,
conflicting, corroding, corrosive, cutting, despiteful,
double-edged, edged, escharotic, featheredged, fierce, fine,
full of hate, hard, harsh, hateful, hostile, incisive, irritating,
keen, keen-edged, knifelike, malevolent, malicious, malignant,
mordacious, mordant, nose-tickling, oversweet, penetrating,
piercing, piquant, poignant, pungent, quarrelsome, rancorous,
razor-edged, repugnant, rigorous, rough, saccharine, scathing,
scorching, set, set against, severe, sharp, sore, sour, spiteful,
stabbing, stinging, strident, stringent, tart, trenchant,
two-edged, vehement, venomous, violent, virulent, vitriolic,
withering
Source: Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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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.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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