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Caustic 1100 Words You Need
Caustic 1100 Words You Need
/ˈkɔː.stɪk/ US /ˈkɑː-/ (adj)
describes a chemical that burns or destroys things, especially anything made of living cells, corrosive, acid, acidic, corroding, burning, describes a remark or way of speaking that is hurtful, critical or intentionally unkind, sarcastic, scathing, mordant, acrimonious, astringent, cutting, biting, acerbic, razor-sharp:
a caustic substance
caustic comments
She’s famous in the office for her caustic wit.
Antonyms
gentle, kind, nice, congenial
Parts of Speech
- Adverb: caustically
- Noun: causticity
- Noun: causticness