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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. [1913 Webster] 2. Causing heat and irritation; corrosive; as, acrid secretions. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
acrid — index astringent, bitter (acrid tasting), caustic, harsh, mordacious, virulent Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
acrid — (adj.) 1712, formed irregularly from L. acer (fem. acris) sharp, pungent, bitter, eager, fierce, from PIE *ak ri , from root *ak be sharp, rise (out) to a point, pierce (Cf. Oscan acrid sharply; Gk. akis sharp point, akros at the farthest point,… … Etymology dictionary
acrid — [adj1] bitter, sour to taste acid, amaroidal, astringent, biting, burning, caustic, harsh, irritating, pungent, sharp, stinging; concept 613 Ant. delicious, savory, sweet acrid [adj2] nasty in behavior or words acrimonious, austere, biting,… … New thesaurus
acrid — ACRÍD s. v. viţă de vie. Trimis de siveco, 05.08.2004. Sursa: Sinonime … Dicționar Român
acrid — 1 *bitter Analogous words: *pungent, piquant: biting (see INCISIVE): *offensive, repugnant, loathsome Antonyms: savory Contrasted words: *palatable, sapid, toothsome, tasty: fragrant, * … New Dictionary of Synonyms
acrid — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ unpleasantly bitter or pungent. DERIVATIVES acridity noun acridly adverb. ORIGIN from Latin acer sharp, pungent … English terms dictionary
acrid — [ak′rid] adj. [< L acris, fem. of acer, sharp < IE base * ak̑ (see ACID): form infl. by ACID] 1. sharp, bitter, stinging, or irritating to the taste or smell 2. bitter or sarcastic in speech, etc. acridity [ə krid′ə tē] n. acridness acridly … English World dictionary
acrid — ac|rid [ˈækrıd] adj [Date: 1700 1800; : Latin; Origin: acer sharp ; influenced by acid] 1.) an acrid smell or taste is strong and unpleasant and stings your nose or throat ▪ a cloud of acrid smoke 2.) formal an acrid remark expresses anger and… … Dictionary of contemporary English
acrid — ac|rid [ ækrıd ] adjective 1. ) an acrid smell or taste is very strong, bitter, and unpleasant in your nose and throat: stinging, acrid fumes of burning rubber 2. ) an acrid remark expresses criticism in a cruel way … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
acrid — [[t]æ̱krɪd[/t]] ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n An acrid smell or taste is strong and sharp, and usually unpleasant. The room filled with the acrid smell of tobacco... The plant has an unpleasant odour and an acrid taste. Syn: pungent, bitter … English dictionary
