Medical Symptom Description

adjective having an irritatingly strong and unpleasant taste or smell

• The acrid smell of smoke filled the room after the fire broke out.
• I can't stand the acrid taste of that medicine.
• That acrid attitude of hers really gets on my nerves.
• The acrid words she spoke left a bitter taste in my mouth.

noun a noun referring to the quality of being acrid, which means having a sharp or bitter taste or smell

• The acridness of the smoke filled the room, making it difficult to breathe.
• I could barely stand the acridness of that burnt popcorn smell in the kitchen.
• The acridness of his attitude was so off-putting, I had to walk away.
• The acridness of their argument left a bitter taste in everyone's mouth.