Acrid — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

strong and sharp

harsh or corrosive in tone

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˌɑːɹdɪoʊlˈɑːdʒɪk/

🇬🇧British English

/bˈʌŋkəʊz/

🇮🇳Indian English

/bˈʌŋkəʊz/

2 syllables Say it as /kˌɑːɹdɪoʊlˈɑːdʒɪk/.

Examples

the pungent taste of radishes
the acrid smell of burning rubber
an acerbic tone piercing otherwise flowery prose

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

sulfurous caustic acerb pungent blistering sulphurous acid virulent acerbic bitter vitriolic

Parts of Speech

adjective	strong and sharp “the pungent taste of radishes”
adjective	harsh or corrosive in tone “an acerbic tone piercing otherwise flowery prose”

Word Forms

pungency	noun	a strong odor or taste property
acerbity	noun	a rough and bitter manner
acridness	noun	the quality of being sharply disagreeable in language or tone
acridity	noun	the quality of being sharply disagreeable in language or tone
bitterness	noun	a rough and bitter manner
virulency	noun	extreme hostility
virulence	noun	extreme hostility
vitriol	noun	abusive or venomous language used to express blame or censure or bitter deep-seated ill will

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

scharf

stark und scharf

🇫🇷French

âcre

fort et pointu

🇪🇸Spanish

acre

fuerte y agudo

🇮🇹Italian

acre

forte e tagliente

🇳🇱Dutch

scherp

sterk en scherp

🇵🇹Portuguese

acre

forte e afiado

🇷🇺Russian

едкий

сильный и острый

India

🇮🇳Hindi

तीखा

मजबूत और तेज

🇧🇩Bengali

তীক্ষ্ণ

শক্তিশালী এবং ধারালো

🇮🇳Tamil

கடுமையான

வலுவான மற்றும் கூர்மையான

🇮🇳Telugu

తీవ్రమైన

బలమైన మరియు పదునైన

🇮🇳Marathi

तीव्र

मजबूत आणि तीक्ष्ण

🇮🇳Gujarati

તીક્ષ્ણ

મજબૂત અને તીક્ષ્ણ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕಟುವಾದ

ಬಲವಾದ ಮತ್ತು ಚೂಪಾದ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കഠിനമായ

ശക്തവും മൂർച്ചയുള്ളതും

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਤਿੱਖਾ

ਮਜ਼ਬੂਤ ਅਤੇ ਤਿੱਖਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

تیز

مضبوط اور تیز

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

辛辣

强而锋利

🇯🇵Japanese

刺激的な

強くて鋭い

🇰🇷Korean

매운

강하고 날카로운

🇻🇳Vietnamese

chát

mạnh mẽ và sắc nét

🇹🇭Thai

ฉุน

แข็งแกร่งและคมชัด

🇮🇩Indonesian

tajam

kuat dan tajam

🇵🇭Filipino

makulit

malakas at matalas

🇲🇾Malay

pedas

kuat dan tajam

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

لاذع

قوية وحادة

🇮🇷Persian

تندخو

قوی و تیز

🇹🇷Turkish

buruk

güçlü ve keskin

🇮🇱Hebrew

חָרִיף

חזק וחד

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