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acrid [ak′rid] Etymology: L, acris, sharp sharp or pungent, bitter and unpleasant to the smell or taste. acrid, adj bitter, harsh, and persistently unpleasant in taste or smell. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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In Burr Steers's acridly autobiographical Igby Goes Down, a
well-to-do chap played by Bill Pullman takes his two young boys to see
the screwball classic Bringing Up Baby, but no one has much to say about
it. The latest report from the scorched-earth battlefield of the sexes
by ``In the Company of Men'' writer-director Neil LaBute,
``Neighbors'' is as acridly funny as it is achingly cruel. |
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