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Meaning of 'caustic'
Meaning of 'caustic' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Caustic 
[ a.]
- Alt. of Caustical [ a.]- Any substance or means which, applied to animal or other organic tissue, burns, corrodes, or destroys it by chemical action; an escharotic.
- A caustic curve or caustic surface.
Meaning of 'caustic' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. caustic [ s]
[ s]Meaning (1):
- harsh or corrosive in tone
- harsh or corrosive in tone
Example in sentence:
- a barrage of acid comments;
- a sulfurous denunciation;
- a vitriolic critique;
- an acerbic tone piercing otherwise flowery prose;
- bitter words;
- blistering criticism;
- caustic jokes about political assassination, talk-show hosts and medical ethics;
- her acrid remarks make her many enemies
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