Associations to the word «Acrid»

Wiktionary

ACRID, adjective. Sharp and harsh, or bitter and not to the taste; pungent.
ACRID, adjective. Causing heat and irritation; corrosive.
ACRID, adjective. Caustic; bitter; bitterly irritating.

Dictionary definition

ACRID, adjective. Strong and sharp;"the pungent taste of radishes"; "the acrid smell of burning rubber".
ACRID, adjective. Harsh or corrosive in tone; "an acerbic tone piercing otherwise flowery prose"; "a barrage of acid comments"; "her acrid remarks make her many enemies"; "bitter words"; "blistering criticism"; "caustic jokes about political assassination, talk-show hosts and medical ethics"; "a sulfurous denunciation"; "a vitriolic critique".

Wise words

Life has no meaning unless one lives it with a will, at least to the limit of one's will. Virtue, good, evil are nothing but words, unless one takes them apart in order to build something with them; they do not win their true meaning until one knows how to apply them.
Paul Gauguin