Definition of Acrid

bitter and unpleasant in taste or smell

Examples of Acrid in a sentence

The acrid fumes from the plant made my eyes water.  🔊

For some reason, the orange had an acrid taste I found quite bitter.  🔊

Sulfur has an acrid smell that is quite similar to the odor of rotten eggs.  🔊

Because the firemen wore masks, they did not have to deal with the acrid fumes coming from the burning building.  🔊

The acrid smell of a decaying corpse is enough to make anyone vomit.  🔊

When the student accidently mixed the wrong chemicals, an acrid scent filled the lab and sent people running into the halls.  🔊

Is that acrid smell in your house a dead rat?  🔊

Because I am bothered by the acrid odor of burning cigarettes, I do not allow people to smoke inside my home.  🔊

The mortician works with the dead regularly and is used to the acrid smell of death.  🔊

After taking the medicine, I had an acrid taste in my mouth that was very unpleasant.  🔊

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