Ac"rid (?), a. [L. acer sharp; prob.
assimilated in form to acid. See Eager.] 1.
Sharp and harsh, or bitter and not, to the taste; pungent; as,
acrid salts.
2. Causing heat and irritation; corrosive; as,
acrid secretions.
3. Caustic; bitter; bitterly irritating; as,
acrid temper, mind, writing.
Acrid poison, a poison which irritates, corrodes,
or burns the parts to which it is applied.