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Acrid

Acrid is an adjective that means having a sharp, bitter, and irritating taste or smell; also, harsh or caustic in tone.

Formal Literary adjective common GRE: medium

Acrid Definition

Having a sharp, bitter, and irritating taste or smell; also, harsh or caustic in tone.

Acrid is an adjective.

Acrid has medium GRE relevance.

Acrid Synonyms

biting , caustic , harsh , pungent , sharp

How To Use Acrid In A Sentence

  1. An acrid odor drifted from the burning plastic.
  2. The acrid smoke irritated everyone’s eyes.
  3. His acrid comments silenced the discussion.
  4. The soup had an acrid taste that lingered on the tongue.
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