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    acrid

    acrid - Dictionary definition and meaning for word acrid

    Definition
    (adj) strong and sharp
    Synonyms : pungent
    Example Sentence
    • the pungent taste of radishes
    • the acrid smell of burning rubber
    Definition
    (adj) harsh or corrosive in tone
    Example Sentence
    • 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
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for acrid

sounds like ACID....all acids are bitterly pungent and corrosive

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remove "r" from acrid, so now it becomes acid and acid is always bitter in taste and when smelt its pungent too

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Remove ac, it becomes rid,,so to remove something or cut ,, we need a sharp thing to cut..

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remove r i.e. acid, his tone was as harsh(acrid) as acid.

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Acrid sounds like Ack! Rid! > After not liking the sharp, harsh taste,he threw his food away.

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Acrid ... A+Crid ... A+Creed .. smething like "Creed", american rock band. It has high pitch or harsh vocals.. so , remember smething harsh.

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Acrid -(cried) imagine that you are crying because you got harsh punishment

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