acridadjective
uk/ˈæk.rɪd/us/ˈæk.rɪd/An acrid smell or taste is strong and bitter and causes a burning feeling in the throat:
Clouds of acrid smoke issued from the building.
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Smells & smelling
- aroma
- beery
- bouquet
- cheesy
- foetid
- fragrance
- frowsty
- odour
- putrid
- scratch-and-sniff
- smell somewhere out
- smell sth/sb out
- smelly
- sniff sth/sb out
- sour
- stagnant
- stinky
- waft
- whiffy
- woody
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Not pleasant to eat or drink