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   Acrid , a. [L. acer sharp; prob. assimilated in form to acid. See Eager.]
   Sharp and harsh, or bitter and not, to the taste; pungent; as, acrid salts.
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   Causing heat and irritation; corrosive; as, acrid secretions.
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   Caustic; bitter; bitterly irritating; as, acrid temper, mind, writing.
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   Acrid poison, a poison which irritates, corrodes, or burns the parts to which it is applied.
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