vitriolicadj.n.

Brit.

/ˌvɪtrɪˈɒlɪk/, U.S.

/ˌvɪtriˈɑlɪk/

Forms: Also 1600s–1700s vitriolick, 1600s vitriolike, vitriolique.

Etymology: < French vitriolique (16th cent., = Italian vitriolico , Spanish vitriolico , Portuguese vitriolico ), or < vitriol n. + -ic suffix.

A. adj.

a. Of or belonging to vitriol; having the nature or qualities of vitriol; impregnated with vitriol.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > minerals > mineral sources > [adjective] > yielding a mineral or metal > sulphur or vitriol

sulphurous1530

sulphureous1626

vitriolic1670

sulphuric1815

sulphuriferous1830

the world > matter > chemistry > chemical substances > salts > [adjective] > named salts > of or relating to sulphates > relating to vitriol

vitriolate1646

vitriolous1646

vitriolated1651

vitrioline1652

vitriolic1670

1670 W. Simpson Hydrol. Ess. 62 The solution of the vitriol marcasite..precipitates the same vitriolick oaker.

1682 N. Grew Exper. Luctation ii. ii. §4 in Anat. Plants 243 Irish Slat..seems to be nothing else but a Vitriolick Bole.

1707 J. Floyer Physician's Pulse-watch 257 In the Quartans, the..Pain is from the vitriolic Cacochymia.

1761 Philos. Trans. 1760 (Royal Soc.) 51 470 It is of a subacid taste, and very nauseously vitriolic.

1774 O. Goldsmith Hist. Earth II. 235 A mucous substance, which had something of a vitriolic quality, settled under the reticular membrane.

1802 J. Playfair Illustr. Huttonian Theory 33 This compound of metal and sulphur..is destroyed by the contact of moisture and resolved into a vitriolic salt.

1844 Civil Engineer & Architect's Jrnl. 7 108/1 If the pit water be vitriolic..it becomes necessary to use every means to procure better water.

1899 F. T. Bullen Log of Sea-waif 49 A fiery white spirit, fresh from the still... This vitriolic stuff seemed to meet every emergency.

b. vitriolic acid n. oil of vitriol.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > chemistry > chemical substances > acids > [noun] > acids-named > containing sulphur > sulphuric acid

oil of vitriol1580

vitriolic acid1748

chamber acid1853

hydrogen sulphate1869

oleum1905

1748 J. Wall in Philos. Trans. 1747 (Royal Soc.) 44 588 I acidulated the Liquors with the vitriolic Acid.

1778 W. Pryce Mineralogia Cornubiensis 54 It entirely resists the vitriolick acid, which dissolves or corrodes every other known metallick body, except Gold.

1801 M. Edgeworth Forester in Moral Tales I. 184 The large bottle of vitriolic acid was broken.

1842 J. W. Orderson Creoleana xiii. 137 The gas was generated from steel filings and vitriolic acid.

2. figurative. Of language, persons, etc.: Extremely sharp, caustic, or scathing; bitterly ill-natured or malignant.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > harmfulness > bitterness > [adjective]

bitter971

festereda1398

sourc1450

rancorous1566

infestered1570

amarulent1583

stomachous1590

enfested1591

fellifluous1656

vitriolic1841

the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > unkindness > bitterness > [adjective]

bitterc1175

stomaching1579

amarulent1583

stomachous1590

gall-ful1596

gall-wet1597

virulent1607

stomachful1610

rancorousa1616

gallsome1633

bitter-hearted1775

vitriolic1841

1841 H. F. Chorley Music & Manners France & Germany III. 31 Venting a flood of vitriolic sarcasm, or a flight of high-toned poetry.

1866 E. P. Whipple Character & Characteristic Men 5 Robes~pierre..[and] Frederick of Prussia..were both bitter and vitriolic natures.

1879 J. McCarthy Hist. our Own Times II. 197 He never became more than a great Parliamentary critic of the acrid and vitriolic style.

1903 J. Coleman Charles Reade (1904) iii. v. 324 For vitriolic vigour this epistle excels anything in the language.

B. n.

A vitriolic substance. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > chemistry > chemical substances > salts > [noun] > salts named by atomic number > sulphates or sulphites

spirit(s) of vitriol1671

vitriolica1684

sulphate1789

sulphite1789

M.S.1953

the world > matter > chemistry > elements and compounds > metals > specific elements > sulphur > [noun] > compounds > sulphates > of copperas

copperasc1440

German vitriol1576

vitriolica1684

a1684 J. Evelyn Diary anno 1651 (1955) III. 48 It had a tast of a strong vitriolique, and smelt like aqua fortis.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1920; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	vitriolic
释义	vitriolicadj.n. Brit. /ˌvɪtrɪˈɒlɪk/, U.S. /ˌvɪtriˈɑlɪk/ Forms: Also 1600s–1700s vitriolick, 1600s vitriolike, vitriolique. Etymology: < French vitriolique (16th cent., = Italian vitriolico , Spanish vitriolico , Portuguese vitriolico ), or < vitriol n. + -ic suffix. A. adj. 1. a. Of or belonging to vitriol; having the nature or qualities of vitriol; impregnated with vitriol. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > minerals > mineral sources > [adjective] > yielding a mineral or metal > sulphur or vitriol sulphurous1530 sulphureous1626 vitriolic1670 sulphuric1815 sulphuriferous1830 the world > matter > chemistry > chemical substances > salts > [adjective] > named salts > of or relating to sulphates > relating to vitriol vitriolate1646 vitriolous1646 vitriolated1651 vitrioline1652 vitriolic1670 1670 W. Simpson Hydrol. Ess. 62 The solution of the vitriol marcasite..precipitates the same vitriolick oaker. 1682 N. Grew Exper. Luctation ii. ii. §4 in Anat. Plants 243 Irish Slat..seems to be nothing else but a Vitriolick Bole. 1707 J. Floyer Physician's Pulse-watch 257 In the Quartans, the..Pain is from the vitriolic Cacochymia. 1761 Philos. Trans. 1760 (Royal Soc.) 51 470 It is of a subacid taste, and very nauseously vitriolic. 1774 O. Goldsmith Hist. Earth II. 235 A mucous substance, which had something of a vitriolic quality, settled under the reticular membrane. 1802 J. Playfair Illustr. Huttonian Theory 33 This compound of metal and sulphur..is destroyed by the contact of moisture and resolved into a vitriolic salt. 1844 Civil Engineer & Architect's Jrnl. 7 108/1 If the pit water be vitriolic..it becomes necessary to use every means to procure better water. 1899 F. T. Bullen Log of Sea-waif 49 A fiery white spirit, fresh from the still... This vitriolic stuff seemed to meet every emergency. b. vitriolic acid n. oil of vitriol. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > chemistry > chemical substances > acids > [noun] > acids-named > containing sulphur > sulphuric acid oil of vitriol1580 vitriolic acid1748 chamber acid1853 hydrogen sulphate1869 oleum1905 1748 J. Wall in Philos. Trans. 1747 (Royal Soc.) 44 588 I acidulated the Liquors with the vitriolic Acid. 1778 W. Pryce Mineralogia Cornubiensis 54 It entirely resists the vitriolick acid, which dissolves or corrodes every other known metallick body, except Gold. 1801 M. Edgeworth Forester in Moral Tales I. 184 The large bottle of vitriolic acid was broken. 1842 J. W. Orderson Creoleana xiii. 137 The gas was generated from steel filings and vitriolic acid. 2. figurative. Of language, persons, etc.: Extremely sharp, caustic, or scathing; bitterly ill-natured or malignant. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > harmfulness > bitterness > [adjective] bitter971 festereda1398 sourc1450 rancorous1566 infestered1570 amarulent1583 stomachous1590 enfested1591 fellifluous1656 vitriolic1841 the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > unkindness > bitterness > [adjective] bitterc1175 stomaching1579 amarulent1583 stomachous1590 gall-ful1596 gall-wet1597 virulent1607 stomachful1610 rancorousa1616 gallsome1633 bitter-hearted1775 vitriolic1841 1841 H. F. Chorley Music & Manners France & Germany III. 31 Venting a flood of vitriolic sarcasm, or a flight of high-toned poetry. 1866 E. P. Whipple Character & Characteristic Men 5 Robes~pierre..[and] Frederick of Prussia..were both bitter and vitriolic natures. 1879 J. McCarthy Hist. our Own Times II. 197 He never became more than a great Parliamentary critic of the acrid and vitriolic style. 1903 J. Coleman Charles Reade (1904) iii. v. 324 For vitriolic vigour this epistle excels anything in the language. B. n. A vitriolic substance. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > chemistry > chemical substances > salts > [noun] > salts named by atomic number > sulphates or sulphites spirit(s) of vitriol1671 vitriolica1684 sulphate1789 sulphite1789 M.S.1953 the world > matter > chemistry > elements and compounds > metals > specific elements > sulphur > [noun] > compounds > sulphates > of copperas copperasc1440 German vitriol1576 vitriolica1684 a1684 J. Evelyn Diary anno 1651 (1955) III. 48 It had a tast of a strong vitriolique, and smelt like aqua fortis. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1920; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.n.1670
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