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vitriolic
What does vitriolic mean?
vitriolic (adjective): bitterly scathing, caustic.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use vitriolic in a sentence?
- A vitriolic critique. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce vitriolic?
/ˌvɪtɹiˈɑlɪk/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does vitriolic come from?
From vitriol + -ic; or from French vitriolique (cognate with Italian vetriolico, Portuguese vitriolico, Spanish vitriólico).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are synonyms of vitriolic?
Words related to vitriolic
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “vitriolic” mean?
widespread; very prevalent
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shockingly brutal or cruel
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offering little or no hope
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bitterly scathing, caustic
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smug
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acid
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arid
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