acrid

/ˈæk.ɹɪd/

adjective

  1. 1

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

    “Sodium polyacrylate is an acrid salt.”
  2. 2

    Causing heat and irritation.

    “The bombardier beetle sprays acrid secretions to defend itself.”
  3. 3

    Caustic; bitter; bitterly irritating.

    “That man has an acrid temper.”

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