The Clue
Deeply irritating (5 letter answer)
The Answer
ACRID
Tags
Notes
The answer ACRID is seen frequently, appearing about once every 150 puzzles.
Related Clues
Biting
Bitter
Caustic
Pungent
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Stinging
Bad-smelling
Biting to the taste
Bitterly pungent
Deeply bitter
Excessively caustic
Eye-stinging
Nose-burning
Pungent-smelling
Stinging to the taste
Strong and sharp
Like dogbane juice
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"