causticlyadv.
/ˈkɔːstɪkli/ rare.
In a caustic manner.
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the mind > mental capacity > understanding > intelligence, cleverness > wit, wittiness > [adverb] > sharply
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the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disapproval > criticism > [adverb] > sharply
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1870 Athenæum 31 Dec. 878 He touched causticly the immoralities, excesses, and crimes of the dwellers in Antioch.
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adv.1870- to put, lay, lay down or set a thing at stake or at the stake
- to put, lay, lay down or set at stake or at the stake
- to put, or speak with, one's tongue in one's cheek
- to put, set an edge upon
- to put, set an esteem, a high, low esteem upon
- to put, set esteem, a high, low esteem upon
- to put, set etc store upon
- to put, set great store upon
- to put, set one's shoulder to
- to put, set or lay by
- to put, set store upon
- to put, set upon the full stretch
- to put, set upon the stretch
- to put, set, place, etc on the rack
- to put, set, strain, stretch on the tenterhooks
- to put, set, stretch, etc on tenter(s
- to put, set, stretch, etc on the tenter(s
- to puzzle one's brain
- to puzzle one's brains
- to puzzle out
- to quack titles
- to quake in one's boots
- to quake in one's shoes
- to qualify on
- to qualify with