caustic

adjective

/ˈkɔːstɪk/

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(of a chemical substance) able to destroy or dissolve (= remove or destroy by a chemical process) other substances synonym corrosive
- a caustic cleaning product
- caustic liquid that blisters the skin
- a highly caustic chemical
Topics Physics and chemistryc2
critical in a bitter or sarcastic way synonym scathing
- caustic comments/wit
- Her speech was a caustic attack on government officials.
Extra Examples
- Lisa ignored the caustic comment.
- She was frantically trying to think up some caustic reply.

Word Originlate Middle English: via Latin from Greek kaustikos, from kaustos ‘combustible’, from kaiein ‘to burn’.

单词	caustic
释义	caustic adjective /ˈkɔːstɪk/ /ˈkɔːstɪk/ jump to other results (of a chemical substance) able to destroy or dissolve (= remove or destroy by a chemical process) other substances synonym corrosive a caustic cleaning product caustic liquid that blisters the skin a highly caustic chemical Topics Physics and chemistryc2 critical in a bitter or sarcastic way synonym scathing caustic comments/wit Her speech was a caustic attack on government officials. Extra Examples Lisa ignored the caustic comment. She was frantically trying to think up some caustic reply. Word Originlate Middle English: via Latin from Greek kaustikos, from kaustos ‘combustible’, from kaiein ‘to burn’.
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