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[ vi-tree-ol-ik ] / ˌvɪ triˈɒl ɪk / SEE SYNONYMS FOR vitriolic ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectiveof, relating to, or resembling vitriol. obtained from vitriol. very caustic; scathing: vitriolic criticism. Origin of vitriolicFirst recorded in 1660–70; vitriol + -ic SYNONYMS FOR vitriolicSEE SYNONYMS FOR vitriolic ON THESAURUS.COM ANTONYMS FOR vitriolicSEE ANTONYMS FOR vitriolic ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM vitriolicnon·vit·ri·ol·ic, adjectiveWords nearby vitriolicvitrification, vitriform, vitrify, vitrine, vitriol, vitriolic, vitriolize, vitrum, Vitruvian scroll, Vitruvius Pollio, Vitry Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for vitriolicFor women on the Internet, vitriolic abuse is simply a fact of life. Will the Internet Ever Be Safe for Women?|Samantha Allen|August 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST By the time Budden began the final round, the audience was vitriolic, already turned against him. America’s Poets: Battle Rap Gets Real|Rich Goldstein|July 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST In August: Osage County, Streep and Roberts play mother and daughter in a deranged and vitriolic Oklahoman family. Meryl Streep and Julia Roberts Finally Collide in ‘August: Osage County’|Kevin Fallon|December 24, 2013|DAILY BEAST This represents a level of vitriolic polarization unthinkable even four years ago. Contempt: Democrats and Republicans Now See The Other Party As Worthless|Michael Medved|October 16, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The vitriolic discourse can also be linked to bias-based violence against other communities. The Rise of Hate Crimes Can Be Tied Directly to Hateful Speech|Hansdeep Singh, Simran Jeet Singh|September 6, 2012|DAILY BEAST Sterility falls short of the idea—a hungry, vitriolic gravel. Makers of Modern Agriculture|William Macdonald The Vitriolic Acid is much heavier and much less volatile than water. Elements of the Theory and Practice of Chymistry, 5th ed.|Pierre Joseph Macquer A famous satirist and poet catapults slurred, vitriolic diatribes at a guest from the West that I brought with me. After the Rain|Sam Vaknin In another experiment of the same kind, I used the vitriolic acid with the same event. Experiments upon magnesia alba, Quicklime, and some other Alcaline Substances|Joseph Black He therefore mentions two vitriolic substances, a slime or sediment (salsugo), and a yellow vitriolic earth (called also misy). A History of Inventions, Discoveries, and Origins, Volume II (of 2)|Johann Beckman
British Dictionary definitions for vitriolic
adjective(of a substance, esp a strong acid) highly corrosive severely bitter or caustic; virulentvitriolic criticism Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to vitriolicantagonistic, biting, bitter, harsh, caustic, scathing, acerbic, burning, corrosive, cutting, sharp, sardonic |