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acrid

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
acrid /ˈakrɪd/

▶adjective unpleasantly bitter or pungent.

– derivatives
acridity noun,
acridly adverb.

– origin C18: formed irregularly from L. acer, acri- ‘sharp, pungent’ + -id1; prob. influenced by acid.

'acrid' also found in these Oxford entries:

acrimony - manchineel

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