Bitter (5 letters)

{ Answer }

ACRID

{ Related Clues }

Astringent
Biting
Caustic
Corrosive
Irritating
Pungent
Sarcastic
Sharp
Stinging
Biting to the taste
Bitter; biting
Bitterly pungent
Excessively caustic
Eye-stinging
Harsh to the taste
Nose-burning
Sharp-smelling
Stinging to the taste
Like dogbane juice
Like thick smoke

{ Tags }

acrid, biting, bitter, bitterly, burning, caustic, deeply, dogbane, irritating, like, nose, pungent, sharp, sharply, smelling, smoke, stinging, strong, taste, thick, unpleasantly

{ Notes }

The answer ACRID is seen frequently, appearing about once every 140 puzzles.

{ Definition }

ACRID as an adjective:

1. (pungent, acrid) = strong and sharp;"the pungent taste of radishes"; "the acrid smell of burning rubber"

2. (acerb, acerbic, acid, acrid, bitter, blistering, caustic, sulfurous, sulphurous, venomous, virulent, vitriolic) = harsh or corrosive in tone; "an acerbic tone piercing otherwise flowery prose"; "a barrage of acid comments"; "her acrid remarks make her many enemies"; "bitter words"; "blistering criticism"; "caustic jokes about political assassination, talk-show hosts and medical ethics"; "a sulfurous denunciation"; "a vitriolic critique"