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# The Good Oil Word of the Day
- URL: https://goodoil.news/the-good-oil-word-of-the-day-439/
- Published: 2025-10-21T17:15:50.000Z
- Updated: 2025-10-21T17:15:49.000Z
- Author: David Theobald
- Tags: General, Word of the Day

The word for today is…

acrid (adjective):

1: sharp and harsh or unpleasantly pungent in taste or odor : irritating  
2: deeply or violently bitter : acrimonious

Source : [Merriam -Webster](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/acrid?ref=goodoil.news)

Etymology : Acrid exactly fits the smoke from a fire—a burning building or forest, for example. Dense smog may cast an acrid pall over a city, making throats burn and eyes sting. But, like acid and acerbic, acrid sometimes also describes nonphysical things, such as the remarks of a bitter person.

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