acrid

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  1. adjective Unpleasantly sharp, pungent, or bitter to the taste or smell. See Synonyms at bitter.
  2. adjective Caustic in language or tone.

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  • It is not the wolfsbane that smells so sharp and acrid, there's also mustard and other herbs. —  Monk's Hood
  • He had never smelled anything like it: acrid, animal. —  Dragons Of A Vanished Moon
  • The metal felt cool to her lips and smelled acrid, as metal can-a smell of rust and sharpness. —  Blue Shoes And Happiness
  • The smoke was not too acrid, and he did not want to appear weak or impaired. —  Call to Treason
  • It's acrid, a smell with claws. —  Duma Key
 

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pungent ·  musky ·  salty ·  sour ·  rancid ·  oily ·  smoky ·  fetid ·  cloying ·  resinous ·  noxious ·  caustic
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Etymologies (2)

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  1. From Latin ācer, sharp (probably modeled on acid); see ak- in Indo-European roots.

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  1. First in 18th century; from Latin acer, rarely acris, acrus (later F. âcre = Spanish Portuguese Italian acre), sharp, pungent; with termination due to the kindred L. acidus, sharp, sour: see acid.
 

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/ˈækrɪd/
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