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

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Other Word Forms of Acrid

Base Form:

acrid

Comparative:

acrider

Superlative:

acridest

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