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Hasil cari dari kata atau frase: vitriolic (0.00842 detik)
Found 2 items, similar to vitriolic.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: vitriolic
vitriolic
adj 1: harsh or corrosive in tone;
“an acerbic tone piercing
otherwise flowery prose”;
“a barrage of acid
comments”;
“her acrid remarks make her many enemies”;
“bitter words”;
“blistering criticism”;
“caustic jokes
about political assassination, talk-show hosts and
medical ethics”;
“a sulfurous denunciation” [syn:
acerb,
acerbic,
acid,
acrid,
bitter,
blistering,
caustic,
sulfurous,
sulphurous,
venomous,
virulent]
2: of a substance, especially a strong acid; capable of
destroying or eating away by chemical action [syn:
caustic,
corrosive,
erosive]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Vitriolic
Vitriolic
\Vit`ri*ol"ic\, a. [Cf. F. vitriolique.]
1. (Chem.) Of or pertaining to vitriol; derived from, or
resembling, vitriol; vitriolous; as, a vitriolic taste.
Cf.
Vitriol.
[1913 Webster]
2. Biting, bitter or caustic; having or expressing strong and
unpleasantly negative feelings; -- of speech or feelings;
the vitriolic denunciations of opponents by partisan
columnists.
[PJC]
Vitriolic acid (Old Chem.),
(a) sulphuric acid. See
Vitriol
(b) . [Colloq.]
[1913 Webster]
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