acrid

Meaning

1. Sharp and harsh, or bitter and not to the taste.
2. Causing heat and irritation.
3. (figuratively) Caustic; bitter; bitterly irritating.

Opposite of

delectable, delicious, tasteful

Synonyms

pungent

sharp

keen

acrimonious

poignant

acute

waspish

lurid

bitter

caustic

sour

tart

acid

acerbic

biting

vitriolic

acerb

astringent

virulent

racy

sulfurous

blistering

trenchant

smell

👃

harsh

nasty

odor

sulphurous

stinging

shrill

hard

acidulous

snappy

acidic

venomous

lively

spicy

rough

stringent

spiritous

spirituous

splenetic

sprightly

sprited

spry

strident

subtle

tard

thin

top

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Translations

acre

acre

beißend

acre

aspro

scharf

herb

acer

scherp

schril

heftig

snerpend

doordringend

bijtend

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈæk.ɹɪd/

Etymology

From Latin ācris, from ācer (“sharp”); probably assimilated in form to acid. Compare eager.