acrid

But there’s a qualitative difference with a spiteful, foul-mouthed, score-settling president leading by acrid example.

One local resident added that it was a "toxic and acrid" smell.

Though fire crews had arrived in time to save the sheriff’s station, a week later the air inside was still heavy with the acrid aftermath.

An acrid, woodsy stench emanated from the wreckage, even though the skies were a smokeless blue following the weekend’s rains.

It’s political, and its politics are acrid in the extreme.