| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | ac·rid |
| PRONUNCIATION: |   k r d |
| ADJECTIVE: | 1. Unpleasantly sharp, pungent, or bitter to the taste or smell. See synonyms at bitter. 2. Caustic in language or tone. | | ETYMOLOGY: | From Latin  cer, sharp (probably modeled on acid). See ak- in Appendix I. | | OTHER FORMS: | a·cridi·ty ( -krd-t ) , acrid·ness —NOUN
acrid·ly —ADVERB
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