acrid

acrid is a 5-letter English word with 5 senses as adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Sharp and harsh, or bitter and not, to the taste; pungent; as, acrid salts. Face value is 8 in Scrabble and 9 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

5 letters · Scrabble 8 · Words With Friends 9 · 5 senses

Definitions

1. adjective. Sharp and harsh, or bitter and not, to the taste; pungent; as, acrid salts.
2. adjective. Causing heat and irritation; corrosive; as, acrid secretions.
3. adjective. Caustic; bitter; bitterly irritating; as, acrid temper, mind, writing.
4. adjective. harsh or corrosive in tone

   "an acerbic tone piercing otherwise flowery prose"

   "a barrage of acid comments"

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

5. adjective. strong and sharp

   "the pungent taste of radishes"

   "the acrid smell of burning rubber"

   Synonyms: pungent

Synonyms

acerb, acerbic, acid, bitter, blistering, caustic, sulfurous, sulphurous, virulent, vitriolic, pungent

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in acrid:

caird, carid, darci, daric, dirac, dirca

Common word forms

acrider, acridly, acridest, acridity, acridness

Words from these letters

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