CAUSTIC


Meaning of CAUSTIC in English

adj. Function: adjective

1 marked by sharp and often witty incisiveness FF1C; a caustic critic FF1E;

Synonyms: mordacious, mordant, salty, scathing, trenchant; compare SARCASTIC

Related Words: biting, cutting, incisive; acrid, bitter, pungent, tart; acute, keen, sharp; ironic, sarcastic, satiric, stinging; harsh, rough, severe, stringent; crisp, pithy, succinct, terse

Contrasted Words: gentle, mild; cordial, gracious; bland, diplomatic, suave, urbane

Antonyms: genial

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Synonyms: SARCASTIC , acerb, acerbic, archilochian, corrosive, ||sarky

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