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. 2012