caustic
adjective/ˈkɔːstɪk/
/ˈkɔːstɪk/
- (of a chemical substance) able to destroy or dissolve (= remove or destroy by a chemical process) other substances synonym corrosive
- a caustic cleaning product
- caustic liquid that blisters the skin
- a highly caustic chemical
- critical in a bitter or sarcastic way synonym scathing
- caustic comments/wit
- Her speech was a caustic attack on government officials.
Extra Examples- Lisa ignored the caustic comment.
- She was frantically trying to think up some caustic reply.
Word Originlate Middle English: via Latin from Greek kaustikos, from kaustos ‘combustible’, from kaiein ‘to burn’.
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