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The Clue

Sarcastic (5 letter answer)

The Answer

ACRID

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Notes

The answer ACRID is seen frequently, appearing about once every 150 puzzles.

Related Clues

Biting
Bitter
Caustic
Corrosive
Irritating
Pungent
Sharp
Stinging
Bad-smelling
Bitter; biting
Bitterly pungent
Eye-stinging
Harsh to the taste
Nose-burning
Pungent-smelling
Sharp-tasting
Sharply stinging
Stinging to the taste
Unpleasantly pungent
Like dogbane juice
Like thick smoke

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"