English > acrid: 2 senses > adjective 2Meaning | harsh or corrosive in tone. |
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Example | "her acrid remarks make her many enemies" |
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Synonyms | acerb, acerbic, acid, bitter, blistering, caustic, sulfurous, sulphurous, virulent, vitriolic |
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Broader | unpleasant | Disagreeable to the senses, to the mind, or feelings |
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Spanish | abrasador, ácido, acre, amargo, áspero, cáustico, mordaz, virulento, vitriólico |
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Catalan | abrasador, àcid, acre, amarg, aspre, càustic, corrossiu, virulent |
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Nouns | acridity, acridness | the quality of being sharply disagreeable in language or tone |
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