Both Uses of
acrid
in
The Count of Monte Cristo
- This ball had an acrid and penetrating odor.†
Chpt 39-40 *
- A painful giddiness overwhelmed Villefort; great drops of acrid sweat fell from his face upon the papers which he held in his convulsed hand.†
Chpt 109-110
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