Both Uses of
acrid
in
Ulysses by James Joyce
- Loose tobaccoshreds catch fire: a flame and acrid smoke light our corner.†
Chpt 3 *
- —Are the conscript fathers pursuing their peaceful deliberations? he said with rich acrid utterance to the assistant town clerk.†
Chpt 10
Definition:
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(acrid) harsh or caustic -- physically as when smoke from burning rubber might irritate the throat; or figuratively as when someone says something that is especially sarcastic