Acrid Definition

ăkrĭd
adjective
acrider, acridest
Unpleasantly sharp, pungent, or bitter to the taste or smell.
American Heritage
Sharp, bitter, stinging, or irritating to the taste or smell.
Webster's New World
Caustic in language or tone.
An acrid political campaign.
American Heritage
Bitter or sarcastic in speech, etc.
Webster's New World

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

Sodium polyacrylate is an acrid salt.
Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Acrid

Adjective

Base Form:
acrid
Comparative:
acrider
Superlative:
acridest

Origin of Acrid

  • From Latin ācris, from ācer (“sharp”); probably assimilated in form to acid. Cf. eager.

    From Wiktionary

  • From Latin ācer sharp (probably modeled on acid) ak- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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