vitriolic

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adjective

1. harsh or corrosive in tone
- an acerbic tone piercing otherwise flowery prose
- a barrage of acid comments
- her acrid remarks make her many enemies
- bitter words
- blistering criticism
- caustic jokes about political assassination, talk-show hosts and medical ethics
- a sulfurous denunciation
- a vitriolic critique
• Syn:
acerb, acerbic, acid, acrid, bitter,
blistering, caustic, sulfurous, sulphurous, virulent
• Similar to:
unpleasant
• Derivationally related forms:
vitriol, virulency (for: virulent), virulence (for: virulent), bitterness (for: bitter), acridness (for: acrid), acridity (for: acrid), acerbity (for: acerbic)
2. of a substance, especially a strong acid;
capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action
• Syn:
caustic, corrosive, erosive, mordant
• Similar to:
destructive
• Derivationally related forms:
mordant (for: mordant), vitriol, erode (for: erosive), corrosive (for: corrosive), corrode (for: corrosive), caustic (for: caustic)

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  caustic, corrosive, erosive, mordant