Definitions for acrid

acrid ac·rid

Spelling: [ak-rid]
IPA: /ˈæk rɪd/

Acrid is a 5 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 8 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 9 points.

You can make 70 anagrams from letters in acrid (acdir).

Definitions for acrid

adjective

  1. sharp or biting to the taste or smell; bitterly pungent; irritating to the eyes, nose, etc.:
  2. extremely or sharply stinging or bitter; exceedingly caustic:

Origin of acrid

1705-15; Latin ācr- (stem of ācer) sharp, sour + -id4, perhaps through influence of acid

Examples for acrid

His mouth was full of something that burned, a liquid hot, acrid, and stinging.

A few should be avoided because of their acrid taste or their strong odor.

The acrid odor of the atmosphere was already beginning to be disagreeable.

They were hitting on all cylinders as they mined the acrid ore of Mamet's singular cynicism.

"You are indulging that acrid humour of yours again, my friend," Binet interrupted him.

Its taste is acrid, and it grows in lawns and pastures from June to September.

With 2014 as a congressional election year, the acrid scrums of 2013 will give way to the combat of the campaign.

Unlike California, it was physical, ugly and acrid back then.

The great box-plants, the great box-plants with their acrid, perturbing perfume!

Amidst much screeching of breaks and the acrid smell of burning rubber, Cameron executed a high speed u-turn.

Word Value for acrid
Scrable

8

Words with friends

9

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