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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (2)

1. strong and sharp;"the pungent taste of radishes";
- Example: "the acrid smell of burning rubber"
[syn: pungent, acrid]

2. harsh or corrosive in tone;
- Example: "an acerbic tone piercing otherwise flowery prose"
- Example: "a barrage of acid comments"
- Example: "her acrid remarks make her many enemies"
- Example: "bitter words"
- Example: "blistering criticism"
- Example: "caustic jokes about political assassination, talk-show hosts and medical ethics"
- Example: "a sulfurous denunciation"
- Example: "a vitriolic critique"
[syn: acerb, acerbic, acid, acrid, bitter, blistering, caustic, sulfurous, sulphurous, virulent, vitriolic]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

acrid
    adj 1: strong and sharp;"the pungent taste of radishes"; "the
           acrid smell of burning rubber" [syn: pungent, acrid]
    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"; "a vitriolic critique" [syn:
       acerb, acerbic, acid, acrid, bitter, blistering,
       caustic, sulfurous, sulphurous, virulent,
       vitriolic]