 acrid |
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| 1. | [ adjective ] strong and sharp | |
| Examples: | "the acrid smell of burning rubber" |
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| Related terms: | pungent | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] harsh or corrosive in tone | |
| Synonyms: | bitter acid blistering sulphurous virulent acerbic sulfurous venomous caustic vitriolic acerb | |
| Examples: | "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" "a sulfurous denunciation" |
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| Related terms: | unpleasant | |
| Similar spelling: |
acarid acridid Acord acridity Acaridae accrued acardia accredit Achord acerate accrete accord |
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