Acrid

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  acrid
       adj 1: strong and sharp; "the acrid smell of burning rubber"
       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" [syn: {acerb}, {acerbic}, {acid},
          {bitter}, {blistering}, {caustic}, {sulfurous}, {sulphurous},
           {venomous}, {virulent}, {vitriolic}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  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