The meaning of ACRID is sharp and harsh or unpleasantly pungent in taste or odor : irritating. How to use acrid in a sentence. Did you know? Synonym Discussion of Acrid.

Not pleasant to eat or drink (Definition of acrid from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

ACRID definition: sharp or biting to the taste or smell; bitterly pungent; irritating to the eyes, nose, etc.. See examples of acrid used in a sentence.

Definition of acrid adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. having a strong, bitter smell or taste that is unpleasant synonym pungent. The fog was yellow and acrid and bit at the …

1. Unpleasantly sharp, pungent, or bitter to the taste or smell. See Synonyms at bitter. 2. Caustic in language or tone: an acrid political campaign.

An acrid smell or taste is strong and sharp, and usually unpleasant. The room filled with the acrid smell of tobacco.

Bitterly pungent to the organs of taste or smell, or to the skin, etc.; irritating; corrosive. Acrid; corrosive.

Acrid is the nasty sting that you feel in your nose when you walk by a building that just burned down — it's sulfur mixed with smoke. You can also use acrid to describe someone's tone or …

Nov 28, 2025 · The cheapest way to clear logged woodland is to burn it, producing an acrid cloud of foul white smoke that, carried by the wind, can cover hundreds, or even thousands, of …

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025 ac•rid (ak′ rid), adj. sharp or biting to the taste or smell; bitterly pungent; irritating to the eyes, nose, etc.: …