ACRID


Meaning of ACRID in English

adj. (acrider, acridest)

1. bitterly pungent; irritating; corrosive.

2 bitter in temper or manner.

Derivatives:

acridity n. acridly adv.

Etymology: irreg. f. L acer acris keen + -ID(1), prob. after acid

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.