a. [ L. acer sharp; prob. assimilated in form to acid. See Eager. ] 1. Sharp and harsh, or bitter and not, to the taste; pungent; as, acrid salts. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Causing heat and irritation; corrosive; as, acrid secretions. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Caustic; bitter; bitterly irritating; as, acrid temper, mind, writing. [ 1913 Webster ]

Acrid poison, a poison which irritates, corrodes, or burns the parts to which it is applied. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In an acid manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ n. The quality of being acrid or pungent; irritant bitterness; extreme bitterness; acrimony; as, the acridity of a plant, of a speech.
Syn. -- acridness [ 1913 Webster ]

2. having an acrid smell.
Syn. -- pungency [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. 1 a genus of birds comprising the mynas.
Syn. -- genus Acridotheres. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. a strong soft crease-resistant fabric. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. [ Cf. LL. acrimonious, F. acrimonieux. ] 1. Acrid; corrosive; as, acrimonious gall. [ Archaic ] Harvey. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Caustic; bitter-tempered' sarcastic; as, acrimonious dispute, language, temper. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In an acrimonious manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The quality of being acrimonious; asperity; acrimony. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Acrimonies [ L. acrimonia, fr. acer, sharp: cf. F. acrimonie. ] 1. A quality of bodies which corrodes or destroys others; also, a harsh or biting sharpness; as, the acrimony of the juices of certain plants. [ Archaic ] Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Sharpness or severity, as of language or temper; irritating bitterness of disposition or manners. [ 1913 Webster ]

John the Baptist set himself with much acrimony and indignation to baffle this senseless arrogant conceit of theirs. South. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Acrimony, Asperity, Harshness, Tartness. These words express different degrees of angry feeling or language. Asperity and harshness arise from angry feelings, connected with a disregard for the feelings of others. Harshness usually denotes needless severity or an undue measure of severity. Acrimony is a biting sharpness produced by an imbittered spirit. Tartness denotes slight asperity and implies some degree of intellectual readiness. Tartness of reply; harshness of accusation; acrimony of invective. [ 1913 Webster ]

In his official letters he expressed, with great acrimony, his contempt for the king's character. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

It is no very cynical asperity not to confess obligations where no benefit has been received. Johnson. [ 1913 Webster ]

A just reverence of mankind prevents the growth of harshness and brutality. Shaftesbury. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ ‖ } n. [ LL. acrisia, Gr. 'akrisi`a; 'a priv. + kri`nein to separate, to decide. ] 1. Inability to judge. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Med.) Undecided character of a disease. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ NL., from Gr. &unr_; indiscernible; 'a priv. + &unr_; to distinguish. ] (Zool.) The lowest groups of animals, in which no nervous system has been observed. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Zool.) Of or pertaining to the Acrita. -- n. An individual of the Acrita. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Zool.) Acritan. Owen. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. 'a priv. + &unr_; critical. ] (Med.) Having no crisis; giving no indications of a crisis; as, acritical symptoms, an acritical abscess. [ R. ] AS [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; undistinguishable; 'a priv. + &unr_; to separate, distinguish + &unr_; color. ] Color blindness; achromatopsy. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. acritudo, from acer sharp. ] Acridity; pungency joined with heat. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. acritas, fr. acer sharp: cf. F. âcreté. ] Sharpness; keenness. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ L. alacer, alacris, lively + -fly. ] To rouse to action; to inspirit. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. alacer, alacris. ] Brisk; joyously active; lively. [ 1913 Webster ]

'T were well if we were a little more alacrious. Hammond. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. With alacrity; briskly. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Alacrity. [ Obs. ] Hammond. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. alacritas, fr. alacer lively, eager, prob. akin to Gr. &unr_; to drive, Goth. aljan zeal. ] A cheerful readiness, willingness, or promptitude; joyous activity; briskness; sprightliness; as, the soldiers advanced with alacrity to meet the enemy. [ 1913 Webster ]

I have not that alacrity of spirit,
Nor cheer of mind that I was wont to have. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Ambulacrum + -form ] (Zool.) Having the form of ambulacra. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Pref. anti- + acrid. ] Corrective of acrimony of the humors. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; to separate, distinguish; dia` through + &unr_; to separate. See Critic. ] That separates or distinguishes; -- applied to points or marks used to distinguish letters of similar form, or different sounds of the same letter, as, ā, ă, ä, ō, &obreve_;, etc. “Diacritical points.” Sir W. Jones. [ 1913 Webster ]

A glance at this typography will reveal great difficulties, which diacritical marks necessarily throw in the way of both printer and writer. A. J. Ellis. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., from Gr. 'e`pakros pointed at the end. So called in allusion to the sharply pointed leaves. ] (Bot.) A genus of shrubs, natives of Australia, New Zealand, etc., having pretty white, red, or purple blossoms, and much resembling heaths. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. shedding tears; same as lachrymation.
Syn. -- lachrymation, tearing, watering. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. a chemical substance that causes tears to flow; same as lachrymator.
Syn. -- lachrymator. [ PJC ]

adj. relating to or inducing tears; -- especially of chemical substances; same as lachrymatory.
Syn. -- lachrymatory. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

‖a. [ It. See Lachrymose. ] (Mus.) Plaintive; -- a term applied to a mournful or pathetic movement or style. Moore. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Quinacrine, a drug once used to treat malaria; Atabrine is a trademark.
Syn. -- quinacrine, Atabrine. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. (Physiol. Chem.) A red and purple pigment found in certain crinoids of the genus Pentacrinus. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Penta- + Gr. kri`non a lily. ] (Zool.) Any species of Pentacrinus. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Pentacrinus + -oid. ] (Zool.) An immature comatula when it is still attached by a stem, and thus resembles a Pentacrinus. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL. See Penta-, and Crinum. ] (Zool.) A genus of large, stalked crinoids, of which several species occur in deep water among the West Indies and elsewhere. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Capable of being offered in sacrifice. [ R. ] Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ L. sacrificus, sacrificalis. See Sacrifice. ] Employed in sacrifice. [ R. ] Johnson. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. sacrificans, p. pr. See Sacrifice. ] One who offers a sacrifice. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. ] A sacrificer; one who offers a sacrifice. [ R. ] Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. sacrificatoire. ] Offering sacrifice. [ R. ] Sherwood. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. sacrifise, sacrifice, F. sacrifice, fr. L. sacrificium; sacer sacred + facere to make. See Sacred, and Fact. ] 1. The offering of anything to God, or to a god; consecratory rite. [ 1913 Webster ]

Great pomp, and sacrifice, and praises loud,
To Dagon. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Anything consecrated and offered to God, or to a divinity; an immolated victim, or an offering of any kind, laid upon an altar, or otherwise presented in the way of religious thanksgiving, atonement, or conciliation. [ 1913 Webster ]

Moloch, horrid king, besmeared with blood
Of human sacrifice. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

My life, if thou preserv'st my life,
Thy sacrifice shall be. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Destruction or surrender of anything for the sake of something else; devotion of some desirable object in behalf of a higher object, or to a claim deemed more pressing; hence, also, the thing so devoted or given up; as, the sacrifice of interest to pleasure, or of pleasure to interest. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. A sale at a price less than the cost or the actual value. [ Tradesmen's Cant ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Burnt sacrifice. See Burnt offering, under Burnt. --
Sacrifice hit (Baseball), in batting, a hit of such a kind that the batter loses his chance of tallying, but enables one or more who are on bases to get home or gain a base. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Sacrificed p. pr. & vb. n. Sacrificing ] [ From Sacrifice, n.: cf. F. sacrifier, L. sacrificare; sacer sacred, holy + -ficare (only in comp.) to make. See -fy. ] 1. To make an offering of; to consecrate or present to a divinity by way of expiation or propitiation, or as a token acknowledgment or thanksgiving; to immolate on the altar of God, in order to atone for sin, to procure favor, or to express thankfulness; as, to sacrifice an ox or a sheep. [ 1913 Webster ]

Oft sacrificing bullock, lamb, or kid. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Hence, to destroy, surrender, or suffer to be lost, for the sake of obtaining something; to give up in favor of a higher or more imperative object or duty; to devote, with loss or suffering. [ 1913 Webster ]

Condemned to sacrifice his childish years
To babbling ignorance, and to empty fears. Prior. [ 1913 Webster ]

The Baronet had sacrificed a large sum . . . for the sake of . . . making this boy his heir. G. Eliot. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To destroy; to kill. Johnson. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. To sell at a price less than the cost or the actual value. [ Tradesmen's Cant ] [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To make offerings to God, or to a deity, of things consumed on the altar; to offer sacrifice. [ 1913 Webster ]

O teacher, some great mischief hath befallen
To that meek man, who well had sacrificed. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who sacrifices. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to sacrifice or sacrifices; consisting in sacrifice; performing sacrifice. “Sacrificial rites.” Jer. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. sacrilège, L. sacrilegium, from sacrilegus that steals, properly, gathers or picks up, sacred things; sacer sacred + legere to gather, pick up. See Sacred, and Legend. ] The sin or crime of violating or profaning sacred things; the alienating to laymen, or to common purposes, what has been appropriated or consecrated to religious persons or uses. [ 1913 Webster ]

And the hid treasures in her sacred tomb
With sacrilege to dig. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

Families raised upon the ruins of churches, and enriched with the spoils of sacrilege. South. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ From sacrilege: cf. L. sacrilegus. ] Violating sacred things; polluted with sacrilege; involving sacrilege; profane; impious. [ 1913 Webster ]

Above the reach of sacrilegious hands. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]

-- Sac`ri*le"gious*ly, adv. -- Sac`ri*le"gious*ness, n. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One guilty of sacrilege. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. & n. from Sacre. [ 1913 Webster ]

Sacring bell. See Sanctus bell, under Sanctus. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ LL. sacrista. See Sacristan. ] A sacristan; also, a person retained in a cathedral to copy out music for the choir, and take care of the books. [ 1913 Webster ]