Acrid

Quick meaning: Acrid is an adjective meaning Sharp and harsh, or bitter and not to the taste.

Meaning

Sharp and harsh, or bitter and not to the taste.

More Meanings

1. Causing heat and irritation.
2. (figurative) Caustic; bitter; bitterly irritating.

Example Sentences

That man has an acrid temper.

The bombardier beetle sprays acrid secretions to defend itself.

In a chaotic, 90-minute back-and-forth, the two major party nominees expressed a level of acrid contempt for each other unheard-of in modern American politics.

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 all, the feeling that Durza had just laid open his back.

Word Forms

• acrider
• acridest

Synonyms for acrid

Depending on context, synonyms include pungent, acrimonious, corrosive, acerbic, caustic, virulent.

Antonyms for acrid

Common opposites include delectable, delicious, tasteful.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include acerbic, acerb, bitter, acid, pungent, caustic.

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