vitriolic
- (dated) Of or pertaining to vitriol; derived from or resembling vitriol.
- (figuratively) Bitterly scathing, caustic.
Pronounced as (IPA)
/vɪtɹɪˈɒlɪk/
Etymology
In summary
From vitriol + -ic; or from French vitriolique (cognate with Italian vetriolico, Portuguese vitriolico, Spanish vitriolico).
vitriolous
poignant
βιτριολικός
caustico
cáustico
càustic
vitriolisch
cáustico
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