acrider

Adjective

acrid (comparative acrider or more acrid, superlative acridest or most acrid)

1. Sharp and harsh, or bitter and not to the taste.
   • At that instant, Eragon's back ruptured in an explosion of agony so intense, he experienced it with all five senses: as a deafening, crashing waterfall of sound; a metallic taste that coated his tongue; an acrid, eye-watering stench in his nostrils, redolent of vinegar; pulsing colors; and, above...2005, Christopher Paolini, “The Nature of Evil”, in Eldest, page 372

   Synonyms:

   pungent, acrimonious

   Antonyms:

   delectable, delicious, tasteful

2. Causing heat and irritation.
   • The bombardier beetle sprays acrid secretions to defend itself.

   Synonyms:

   corrosive

3. (figuratively) Caustic; bitter; bitterly irritating.
   • That man has an acrid temper.

   Synonyms:

   acerbic, acrimonious