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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 calledcaustic surface a surface that envelops the light rays reflected or refracted by a curved surface
- Also calledcaustic curve a curve formed by the intersection of a caustic surface with a plane
- chem a caustic substance, esp an alkali
Derived Forms
- causticity, noun
- ˈܲپ, adjective
- ˈܲپly, adverb
Other Word Forms
- ܲt·· ܲt· adverb
- ܲ·پ··ٲ [kaw-, stis, -i-tee], ܲt·Ա noun
- ԴDz·ܲt adjective
- non·ܲt·· adverb
- v·ܲt adjective
- over·ܲt·· adverb
- v·ܲ·پi·ٲ noun
- ܲ·ܲt adjective
- un·ܲt·· adverb
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of caustic1
Example Sentences
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."
Withdrawn and caustic, Janice is a raw lump of unresponsiveness bombarded by those determined to “fix” her.
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