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vitriolic::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | acerb, acerbic, acid, acrid, bitter, blistering, caustic, sulfurous, sulphurous, virulent |
| Derivation | vitriol |
a vitriolic critique.
Examples of vitriolic
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I know the kind of vitriolic condemnations many of you are thinking in response.
From the stltoday.com
What gives him the right to launch into such a vitriolic tirade of utter drivel?
From the independent.co.uk
It's so vitriolic that they're laying a revisionist lens over her early career.
From the newsweek.com
Her blog was both informative and vitriolic, which confused her target readers.
From the orlandosentinel.com
They were duly offended, and started a vitriolic campaign against the organisers.
From the economist.com
Among many Florida horsemen, however, the reaction has been positively vitriolic.
From the npr.org
No, we do not need to muzzle the most vitriolic writers and speakers among us.
From the washingtontimes.com
Usually the spiteful, vitriolic and mean-spirited posts are hidden rather quickly.
From the curiouscapitalist.blogs.time.com
He sent a vitriolic open letter to the executives who visited the Rose Garden.
From the businessweek.com
- 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"; "a sulfurous ...
- Caustic: of a substance, especially a strong acid; capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action
- (vitriolically) caustically: in a caustic vitriolic manner; "he addressed her caustically"
- (vitriol) expose to the effects of vitriol or injure with vitriol
- (vitriol) (H2SO4) a highly corrosive acid made from sulfur dioxide; widely used in the chemical industry
- (vitriol) subject to bitter verbal abuse
- (vitriol) vituperation: abusive or venomous language used to express blame or censure or bitter deep-seated ill will
- 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. ...
- (Vitriol) If you see vitriol in your dreams, it is a token of some innocent person being censured by you. To throw it on people, shows you will bear malice towards parties who seek to favor you. ...
