acrid
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acrid
- /ˈæk.ɹɪd/
Rhymes with -ækɹɪd
Where it comes from
From Latin ācris, from ācer (“sharp”); probably assimilated in form to acid. Compare eager.
adjective acrider · more acrid · acridest · most acrid
- Sharp and harsh, or bitter and not to the taste. At that instant, Eragon's back ruptured in an explosion of agony so intense, he experienced it with all five senses: as a deafening, crashing waterfall of sound; a metallic taste that coated his tongue; an acrid, eye-watering stench in his nostrils, redolent of vinegar; pulsing colors; and, above al
- Causing heat and irritation. The bombardier beetle sprays acrid secretions to defend itself.
- Caustic; bitter; bitterly irritating. That man has an acrid temper.
