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Definition of vitriolic adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

vitriolic

adjective
 
/ˌvɪtriˈɒlɪk/
 
/ˌvɪtriˈɑːlɪk/
(formal)
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  1. (of language or comments) full of anger and hate synonym bitter
    • The newspaper launched a vitriolic attack on the president.
    • She was vitriolic about Gordon.
See vitriolic in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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