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caustic definition
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Grep of noun caustic caustic caustic lime caustic potash caustic remark caustic soda encaustic lunar caustic Overview of noun caustic The noun caustic has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. caustic -- (any chemical substance that burns or destroys living tissue) Overview of adj caustic The adj caustic has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. acerb, acerbic, acid, acrid, bitter, blistering, caustic, sulfurous, sulphurous, venomous, virulent, vitriolic -- (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") 2. caustic, corrosive, erosive, vitriolic -- (of a substance, especially a strong acid; capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action) Antonyms of adj caustic 2 senses of caustic Sense 1 acerb, acerbic, acid, acrid, bitter, blistering, caustic, sulfurous, sulphurous, venomous, virulent, vitriolic INDIRECT (VIA unpleasant) -> pleasant Sense 2 caustic, corrosive, erosive, vitriolic INDIRECT (VIA destructive) -> constructive Similarity of adj caustic 2 senses of caustic Sense 1 acerb, acerbic, acid, acrid, bitter, blistering, caustic, sulfurous, sulphurous, venomous, virulent, vitriolic => unpleasant (vs. pleasant) Sense 2 caustic, corrosive, erosive, vitriolic => destructive (vs. constructive) Attributes of adj caustic Familiarity of adj caustic caustic used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj caustic caustic Overview of noun caustic The noun caustic has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. caustic -- (any chemical substance that burns or destroys living tissue) Overview of adj caustic The adj caustic has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. acerb, acerbic, acid, acrid, bitter, blistering, caustic, sulfurous, sulphurous, venomous, virulent, vitriolic -- (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") 2. caustic, corrosive, erosive, vitriolic -- (of a substance, especially a strong acid; capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action)
caustic definition
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