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acrid

adjective

1 acrid

Strong and sharp:
— The acrid smell of burning rubber.

synonym: pungent.

Roget 392: pungent, strong; high-, full-flavored; high-tasted, high-seasoned; gamy, sharp, stinging, rough, piquant, racy; biting, mordant; ... show more

2 acrid

Harsh or corrosive in tone:
— Her acrid remarks make her many enemies.

synonyms: acerb, acerbic, acid, bitter, blistering, caustic, sulfurous, sulphurous, virulent, vitriolic.

Roget 392b: bitter, bitterish, acrid, acerb, acerbic.   

Roget 395: unsavory, unpalatable, unsweetened, unsweet; ill-flavored; bitter, bitter as gall; acrid, acrimonious; rough.    offensive, repulsive, nasty; ... show more

Roget 401a: acrid, biting, astringent, sharp, harsh; bitter etc. 392.2. (5) Sound (i) SOUND IN GENERAL


Moby thesaurus: acerb, acerbate, acerbic, acid, acidic, acidulent, acidulous, acrimonious, acute, amaroidal, antagonistic, antipathetic, asperous, astringent, austere, belligerent, biting, bitter, bitter as gall, caustic ... show more.

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