Word of the Day: Catachrestical
1. Sharp and harsh, or bitter and not, to the taste; pungent; as, acrid salts.
2. Causing heat and irritation; corrosive; as, acrid secretions.
3. Caustic; bitter; bitterly irritating; as, acrid temper, mind, writing.
In an acid manner.
Pungency Roget’s Thesaurus §392
N. pungency, piquance, piquancy, poignancy haut- gout, strong taste, twang, race, sharpness, acrimony, roughness, unsavoriness, mustard, cayenne, caviare, seasoning, niter, saltpeter, brine (saltiness) 392a, carbonate of ammonia, sal ammoniac, sal volatile, smelling salts, hartshorn (acridity) 401a, dram, cordial, nip, nicotine, tobacco, snuff, quid, smoke, segar, cigar, cigarette, weed, fragrant weed, indian weed, cavendish, fid, negro head, old soldier, rappee, stogy
V. be pungent, bite the tongue, render -pungent, season, spice, salt, pepper, pickle, brine, devil, smoke, chew, take snuff
Adj. pungent, strong, high-, full-flavored, high-tasted, high- seasoned, gamy, sharp, stinging, rough, piquant, racy, biting, mordant, spicy, seasoned, hot, hot as pepper, peppery, vellicating, escharotic, meracious|, acrid, acrimonious, bitter, rough, unsavory
Bitterness Roget’s Thesaurus §392b
N. bitterness, acridness, acridity, # acrimony, caustic, alkali, acerbity, gall, wormwood, bitters, astringent bitters, angostura aromatic bitters, sourness, pungency, alkaloids, turmeric
Phr. bitter as gall, bitter pill to take, sugar coating on a bitter pill
Unsavoriness Roget’s Thesaurus §395
N. unsavoriness, amaritude, acrimony, acridity (bitterness) 392b, roughness, acerbity, austerity, gall and wormwood, rue, quassia, aloes, marah, sickener
Adj. unsavory, unpalatable, unsweetened, unsweet, ill-flavored, bitter, bitter as gall, acrid, acrimonious, rough, offensive, repulsive, nasty, sickening, nauseous, loathsome, fulsome, unpleasant
Acridity Roget’s Thesaurus §401a
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