acridly
1
8.6
In a sharp, unpleasant way that makes your nose or throat sting
- adverb
- /ˈækrɪdli/
:
acridamente
- The smoke acridly filled the air, making it hard to breathe.
Examples
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After the fire, the room acridly reeked of burnt wood and plastic.
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The apartment smelled acridly of medicines, as old people's apartments often do.
Fiction book (1998) -
She spoke acridly, her words laced with bitterness and anger.
Synonyms
pungently
vsacridly
1
6.7
In a way that has a strong, sharp smell like garlic
is sharply unpleasant and irritating especially to smell or taste
fetidly
vsacridly
1
8.5
In a way that smells very bad
is sharp and irritating to senses rather than rotten or decaying smell
unpalatably
vsacridly
1
7.9
In an unpleasant way, often because it tastes bad or is hard to accept
is specifically sharply irritating to taste or smell rather than merely disagreeable
1
8.1
In a sharp, harsh way that shows strong criticism
is about sensory sharp unpleasantness rather than general severity
stinkingly
vsacridly
8.1
In a way that smells very bad
is sharply unpleasant and irritating rather than simply foul smelling
Antonyms
How Acrid
Surface Forms
acridly positive
Morphology
Etymology
The word acridly comes from an old Latin word acer meaning 'sharp' or 'bitter', the same idea you see in acid. So when something smells or tastes acridly, it is strongly and unpleasantly sharp or bitter.