a. [ L. acer sharp; prob. assimilated in form to acid. See Eager. ] 1. Sharp and harsh, or bitter and not, to the taste; pungent; as, acrid salts. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Causing heat and irritation; corrosive; as, acrid secretions. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Caustic; bitter; bitterly irritating; as, acrid temper, mind, writing. [ 1913 Webster ]

Acrid poison, a poison which irritates, corrodes, or burns the parts to which it is applied. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In an acid manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ n. The quality of being acrid or pungent; irritant bitterness; extreme bitterness; acrimony; as, the acridity of a plant, of a speech.
Syn. -- acridness [ 1913 Webster ]

2. having an acrid smell.
Syn. -- pungency [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. 1 a genus of birds comprising the mynas.
Syn. -- genus Acridotheres. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. a strong soft crease-resistant fabric. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. [ Cf. LL. acrimonious, F. acrimonieux. ] 1. Acrid; corrosive; as, acrimonious gall. [ Archaic ] Harvey. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Caustic; bitter-tempered' sarcastic; as, acrimonious dispute, language, temper. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In an acrimonious manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The quality of being acrimonious; asperity; acrimony. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Acrimonies [ L. acrimonia, fr. acer, sharp: cf. F. acrimonie. ] 1. A quality of bodies which corrodes or destroys others; also, a harsh or biting sharpness; as, the acrimony of the juices of certain plants. [ Archaic ] Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Sharpness or severity, as of language or temper; irritating bitterness of disposition or manners. [ 1913 Webster ]

John the Baptist set himself with much acrimony and indignation to baffle this senseless arrogant conceit of theirs. South. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Acrimony, Asperity, Harshness, Tartness. These words express different degrees of angry feeling or language. Asperity and harshness arise from angry feelings, connected with a disregard for the feelings of others. Harshness usually denotes needless severity or an undue measure of severity. Acrimony is a biting sharpness produced by an imbittered spirit. Tartness denotes slight asperity and implies some degree of intellectual readiness. Tartness of reply; harshness of accusation; acrimony of invective. [ 1913 Webster ]

In his official letters he expressed, with great acrimony, his contempt for the king's character. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

It is no very cynical asperity not to confess obligations where no benefit has been received. Johnson. [ 1913 Webster ]

A just reverence of mankind prevents the growth of harshness and brutality. Shaftesbury. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ ‖ } n. [ LL. acrisia, Gr. 'akrisi`a; 'a priv. + kri`nein to separate, to decide. ] 1. Inability to judge. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Med.) Undecided character of a disease. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]