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)

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.

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 …

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.

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 …