vitriolic
Meanings
adj
- Of or pertaining to vitriol; derived from or resembling vitriol.
- Bitterly scathing, caustic.
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Etymology
From vitriol + -ic; or from French vitriolique (cognate with Italian vetriolico, Portuguese vitriolico, Spanish vitriólico).
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