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   caustic

   /ˈkɔːstɪk/

   adjective

   • 1. able to burn or corrode organic tissue by chemical action: "a caustic cleaner" Similar corrosivecorrodingmordantacidalkalineburningstingingacridharshdestructive
   • 2. sarcastic in a scathing and bitter way: "the players were making caustic comments about the refereeing" Similar sarcasticcuttingbitingmordantstingingsharpbitterscathingderisivesardonicironicscornfultrenchantacerbicvitriolictartacidpungentacrimoniousastringentrapier-likerazor-edgedcriticalpolemicvirulentvenomouswaspishinformal:sarkyrare:mordaciousacidulousOpposite kind
   • 3. formed by the intersection of reflected or refracted parallel rays from a curved surface.

   noun

   • 1. a caustic substance.
   • 2. a caustic surface or curve.

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

   Derivatives

   • 1. caustically adverb
   • 2. causticity noun

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   Synonyms for CAUSTIC: sarcastic, satirical, satiric, acidic, acid, barbed, corrosive, acerbic; Antonyms of CAUSTIC: amusing, playful, mild, gentle, merry, bland ...

   • Some common synonyms of caustic are acrid, mordant, and scathing. While all these words mean "stingingly incisive," caustic suggests a biting wit....
   • While the synonyms acrid and caustic are close in meaning, acrid implies bitterness and often malevolence. // acrid invective
   • In some situations, the words mordant and caustic are roughly equivalent. However, mordant suggests a wit that is used with deadly effectiveness. /...
   • Although the words scathing and caustic have much in common, scathing implies indignant attacks delivered with fierce severity. // a scathing satire

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   What is a synonym for caustic?

   • Some common synonyms of caustic are acrid, mordant, and scathing. While all these words mean "stingingly incisive," caustic suggests a biting wit. When is acrid a more appropriate choice than caustic? While the synonyms acrid and caustic are close in meaning, acrid implies bitterness and often malevolence.

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   What does caustic mean?

   • Caustic in this sense means harshly critical. In the chemical sense, a near synonym is corrosive. In the figurative sense, near synonyms are biting, scathing, and sarcastic. The source of the word caustic is Latin causticus, from Greek kaustikos, from kaiein "to burn."

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   What is the opposite of a caustic substance?

   • caustic(adj) any chemical substance that burns or destroys living tissue. Opposites: pleasant, constructive. acerb, acerbic, acid, acrid, bitter, blistering, non-caustic, sulfurous, sulphurous, vitreous, vitriolic(adj) harsh or corrosive in tone.

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   What is the difference between acrid and caustic?

   • While the synonyms acrid and caustic are close in meaning, acrid implies bitterness and often malevolence. In what contexts can mordant take the place of caustic? In some situations, the words mordant and caustic are roughly equivalent. However, mordant suggests a wit that is used with deadly effectiveness.

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    Use the adjective caustic to describe any chemical that is able to burn living tissue or other substances, or, figuratively, a statement that has a similarly burning effect.