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acrid
[ak-rid]
adjective
sharp or biting to the taste or smell; bitterly pungent; irritating to the eyes, nose, etc..
acrid smoke from burning rubber.
extremely or sharply stinging or bitter; exceedingly caustic.
acrid remarks.
acrid
/ əˈkrɪdɪtɪ, ˈækrɪd /
adjective
unpleasantly pungent or sharp to the smell or taste
sharp or caustic, esp in speech or nature
Other 51Թ Forms
- acridity noun
- acridness noun
- acridly adverb
- subacrid adjective
- subacridly adverb
- subacridness noun
- subacridity noun
- ˈ adverb
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of acrid1
Example Sentences
Since the crash, a foul, acrid smell has hung over the area as smoke billowed from the wreckage late into the night.
The Los Angeles Fire Department responded to the vehicle blazes while the Los Angeles Police Department warned people to stay away from the area and an acrid smell hung in the air.
An acrid odor lingered in the air the day after law enforcement fired gas canisters and flash bang grenades at protesters on Alondra Boulevard.
The air is acrid - thick with tear gas and smoke outside the Home Depot where the protests first erupted.
His first job, at 13, was soldering lead at a jewelry maker for 12 hours a day, breathing in the acrid fumes.
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