English to English
caustic
('k/O/st/I/k
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adjective (a)
- Capable of destroying the texture of anything or eating away its substance by chemical action; burning; corrosive; searing.(adjective)source: webster1913
noun (n)
- any chemical substance that burns or destroys living tissue(noun.substance)source: wordnet30
- Any substance or means which, applied to animal or other organic tissue, burns, corrodes, or destroys it by chemical action; an escharotic.(noun)source: webster1913
adjective satellite (s)
- harsh or corrosive in tone(adj.all)Example:
Caustic jokes about political assassination, talk-show hosts and medical ethics.
source: wordnet30