ACRID

(adj.) harsh or corrosive in tone
"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"
synonyms : acerb , acerbic , acid , bitter , blistering , caustic , sulfurous , sulphurous , virulent , vitriolic
Jim is despised for making blunt and caustic remarks in public. -added by Aswathy_inlas
I got to hear acerbic rebuke from my big bro when his ACER laptop fell from my BIKe ! -added by atulchhabra

-tagged by priyavanjeri

The critic's acrid comments burnt like fire in the author's heart!
(adj.) strong and sharp
"the pungent taste of radishes", "the acrid smell of burning rubber"
synonyms : pungent
The woman who had smuggled pickle onboard the aircraft was caught when the bag burst and the pungent smell filled the aircraft. -added by naila_inlas

Selected Mnemonic for acrid

(Tag: Global) 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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Mnemonics for acrid

(Tag: ) sounds like ACID....all acids are bitterly pungent and corrosive
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(Tag: ) Remove ac, it becomes rid,,so to remove something or cut ,, we need a sharp thing to cut..
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(Tag: ) remove r i.e. acid, his tone was as harsh(acrid) as acid.
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(Tag: english) Acrid sounds like Ack! Rid! > After not liking the sharp, harsh taste,he threw his food away.
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(Tag: English, hindi) 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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(Tag: english) Acrid -(cried) imagine that you are crying because you got harsh punishment
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