Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Moderately acrid, sharp, or pungent.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Moderalely acrid or harsh.
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- adjective Moderately
acrid .
Etymologies
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sub- + acrid
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Examples
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She dressed well, talked well, and had an air of style and fashion about her; was perfectly innocuous, and skilful in divining the purposes and wishes of a friend or patron; but there was an occasional touch of subacrid humor about her which Mrs. Hazleton did not half like.
The International Magazine, Volume 2, No. 3, February, 1851 Various
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