Definition of acid
- a social satire dripping with acid
the acids in your stomach
the kinds of acid found in your stomach
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He washes his windows with an acid solution of vinegar and water.
with her acid personality, my aunt could be relied upon to bring some much-needed balance to the holiday gush
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bearish, cantankerous, disagreeable, dyspeptic, ill-humored, ill-natured, ill-tempered, ornery, splenetic, surly;
agreeable, amicable, congenial, friendly, pleasant;
benign, gentle, kind, nice, sweet;
bubbly, cheerful, cheery, effervescent, exuberant, high-spirited, joyful, lighthearted, lively, vivacious;
choleric, crabby, cranky, crotchety, fussy, grouchy, grumpy, querulous;
irascible, irritable, peevish, peppery, petulant, quick-tempered, short-tempered, snappish, snippy, testy, touchy;
: of, relating to, or having the qualities of an acid
: sharp, strong, and critical in tone
chemistry : a chemical with a sour taste that forms a salt when mixed with a base
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