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acrid

 
(ăk'rĭd) pronunciation
adj.
  1. Unpleasantly sharp, pungent, or bitter to the taste or smell. See synonyms at bitter.
  2. Caustic in language or tone.

[From Latin ācer, sharp (probably modeled on ACID).]

acridity a·crid'i·ty (ə-krĭd'ĭ-tē) or ac'rid·ness n.
acridly ac'rid·ly adv.

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adj

Definition: bitter, sour to taste
Antonyms: delicious, savory, sweet

adj

Definition: pertaining to nasty behavior or words
Antonyms: complimentary, kind, nice

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IN BRIEF: Pungent, bitter.

pronunciation The acrid smell of the chemicals made Sandy wrinkle her nose.

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - skrap, krads

Nederlands (Dutch)
bitter, wrang

Français (French)
adj. - âcre, (fig) acerbe, mordant

Deutsch (German)
adj. - bitter, hantig, bissig

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - δριμύς, στυφός, δηκτικός, τσουχτερός

Italiano (Italian)
acre, aspro, pungente, mordace, amaro, acre

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - acre, ácido, amargo (fig.), mordaz (fig.)

Русский (Russian)
острый, едкий, циничный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - amargo, acre, cínico

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - bitter, skarp

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
刺激的, 刻薄的, 苦的, 辣的, 讥刺的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 刺激的, 刻薄的, 苦的, 辣的, 譏刺的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 매운, 엄한, 신랄한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 辛い, 冷酷な, 苦い

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) قارص, لاذع, حريف‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮חריף, מר, מרגיז, פוגע, מאכל, בעל אופי מריר‬


 
 

 

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