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caustic
[kaw-stik]
adjective
capable of burning, corroding, or destroying living tissue.
severely critical or sarcastic.
a caustic remark.
Synonyms: , , , ,
noun
a caustic substance.
Optics.
caustic
/ ˈkɔːstɪk, kɔːˈstɪsɪtɪ /
adjective
capable of burning or corroding by chemical action
caustic soda
sarcastic; cutting
a caustic reply
of, relating to, or denoting light that is reflected or refracted by a curved surface
noun
Also called: caustic surface.a surface that envelops the light rays reflected or refracted by a curved surface
Also called: caustic curve.a curve formed by the intersection of a caustic surface with a plane
chem a caustic substance, esp an alkali
Other Word Forms
- caustically adverb
- causticly adverb
- causticity noun
- causticness noun
- noncaustic adjective
- noncaustically adverb
- overcaustic adjective
- overcaustically adverb
- overcausticity noun
- uncaustic adjective
- uncaustically adverb
- ˈܲپ adjective
- ˈܲپly adverb
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of caustic1
Example Sentences
With Franzen-esque fastidiousness, Choi unpacks each character’s backstory, exposing vanities and delusions in a cool, caustic voice, a 21st century Émile Zola.
Thewlis, who has the ranginess and sharp profile one associates with the character, is a fine Holmes, caustic with a comic edge, and Hunt holds her own as his problematic partner.
Balancing this is the show’s caustic tut-tutting at materialists for wanting these baubles in the first place.
In their oral arguments, the attorneys refrained from repeating some caustic language from their written briefs.
"We have the means to limit the spread by... burying them with caustic soda."
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