acrid vs balmy

acrid

adj
  • Sharp and harsh, or bitter and not to the taste. 

  • Causing heat and irritation. 

  • Caustic; bitter; bitterly irritating. 

balmy

adj
  • Soothing or fragrant. 

  • Producing balm. 

  • Foolish; slightly crazy or mad; eccentric. 

  • Of weather, mild and pleasant. 

How often have the words acrid and balmy occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )