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caustically
caus·tic C0173400 (kô′stĭk)adj.1. Capable of burning, corroding, dissolving, or eating away by chemical action.2. Sarcastic or cutting; biting: "The caustic jokes ... deal with such diverse matters as political assassination, talk-show hosts, medical ethics" (Frank Rich).3. Given to making caustic remarks: a caustic TV commentator.n.1. A caustic material or substance.2. A hydroxide of a light metal.3. The enveloping surface formed by light rays reflecting or refracting from a curved surface, especially one with spherical aberration.
[Middle English caustik, from Latin causticus, from Greek kaustikos, from kaustos, from kaiein, kau-, to burn.]
caus′ti·cal·ly adv.caus·tic′i·ty (kô-stĭs′ĭ-tē) n.Thesaurus| Adv. | 1. | caustically - in a caustic vitriolic manner; "he addressed her caustically"vitriolically |
Translationscaustic (ˈkoːstik) adjective1. burning by chemical action. caustic soda. 腐蝕性的 腐蚀性的2. (of remarks) bitter or sarcastic. caustic comments. 刻薄的 刻薄的ˈcaustically adverb 刻薄地 刻薄地EncyclopediaSeecausticcaustically
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