acrid
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- IPA /ˈæk.ɹɪd/
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acrid adjective
- Sharp and harsh, or bitter and not to the taste.“Sodium polyacrylate is an acrid salt.”
- Causing heat and irritation.“The bombardier beetle sprays acrid secretions to defend itself.”
- Caustic; bitter; bitterly irritating.“That man has an acrid temper.”
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acerbicacrimoniouspungentcorrosiveacerbbitteracidunpleasantcausticblisteringvenomousvirulentvitriolicsulfuroussulphuroussourstinging
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