In a sharp, bitter, or harshly critical manner; with a caustic or biting quality to speech or tone.
From acrid (adjective) plus '-ly' adverb suffix, ultimately from Latin 'acridus'.
When someone speaks acridly, their words have a kind of chemical bite to them—it's why we use the same word for pungent smells and pungent personalities!
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