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vitriol::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | oil of vitriol, sulfuric acid, sulphuric acid |
| Type of | acid |
| Has types | battery acid, electrolyte acid |
| Derivation | vitriolic |
vitriol::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | invective, vituperation |
| Type of | insult, abuse, vilification, revilement, contumely |
| Derivation | vitriolic |
vitriol::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | subject |
Examples of vitriol
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James wasn't met with the same level of vitriol he was during the first meeting.
From the sacbee.com
He shouted, complaining of lingering vitriol from the town's immigration debate.
From the washingtonpost.com
Rather, Ortiz spends his time with the media defending himself from the vitriol.
From the newsday.com
That was what Kraft blamed for much of the recent vitriol directed at Belichick.
From the nytimes.com
Maybe you should do some reading for yourself before posting such vitriol again.
From the blogs.psychcentral.com
But more frightening was the vitriol it stirred around his Gordon neighbourhood.
From the smh.com.au
By the way, there was similar vitriol toward Brett Favre after he left Green Bay.
From the kentucky.com
The anti-Muslim vitriol of Mr Wilders is now supplemented by anti-euro invective.
From the economist.com
Speculation has run rampant that the Sparkman case may be related to the vitriol.
From the time.com
- (H2SO4) a highly corrosive acid made from sulfur dioxide; widely used in the chemical industry
- Expose to the effects of vitriol or injure with vitriol
- Subject to bitter verbal abuse
- Vituperation: abusive or venomous language used to express blame or censure or bitter deep-seated ill will
- (vitriolic) acerb: harsh or corrosive in tone; "an acerbic tone piercing otherwise flowery prose"; "a barrage of acid comments"; "her acrid remarks make her many enemies"; "bitter words"; "blistering criticism"; "caustic jokes about political assassination, talk-show hosts and medical ethics"; " ...
- (vitriolic) caustic: of a substance, especially a strong acid; capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action
- Sulfuric acid (sulphuric acid in British English) is a strong mineral acid with the molecular formula . It is soluble in water at all concentrations. Sulfuric acid has many applications, and is one of the top products of the chemical industry. ...
- (vitriolic) of, derived from, or similar to a vitriol; bitterly scathing; caustic: vitriolic criticism; : Of or pertaining to vitriol; derived from, or resembling, vitriol; vitriolous; as, a vitriolic taste
- (vitriolic) having a caustic quality
