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- Dictionaryacrid/ˈakrɪd/
adjective
- 1. unpleasantly bitter or pungent: "acrid smoke"
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ACRID definition: 1. An acrid smell or taste is strong and bitter and causes a burning feeling in the throat: 2. An…. Learn more.
The meaning of ACRID is sharp and harsh or unpleasantly pungent in taste or odor : irritating. How to use acrid in a sentence. Did you know? Synonym Discussion of Acrid.
Acrid is the nasty sting that you feel in your nose when you walk by a building that just burned down — it's sulfur mixed with smoke. You can also use acrid to describe someone's tone or general demeanor when they are being nasty.
ACRID meaning: 1. An acrid smell or taste is strong and bitter and causes a burning feeling in the throat: 2. An…. Learn more.
Acrid definition: sharp or biting to the taste or smell; bitterly pungent; irritating to the eyes, nose, etc.. See examples of ACRID used in a sentence.
An acrid smell or taste is strong and sharp, and usually unpleasant. The room filled with the acrid smell of tobacco. The plant has an unpleasant odour and an acrid taste.
1. Bitterly pungent to the organs of taste or smell, or to the… 2. Bitterly irritating to the feelings; of bitter and… acrid, a. 1. 1633–. Bitterly pungent to the organs of taste or smell, or to the skin, etc.; irritating; corrosive. 1633. The wilde Leeke hath leaues much like vnto those of Crow-garlicke, but larger, and more acride.
Definition of acrid adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
having a strong, bitter smell or taste that is unpleasant synonym pungent acrid smoke from burning tires The fog was yellow and acrid and burned the back of my throat.
ACRID definition: An acrid smell is unpleasant and causes a burning feeling in your throat.. Learn more.
