vitriolic 音标拼音: [v
, ɪtri'ɑlɪk]
a . 硫酸的,象硫酸的,刻薄的
硫酸的,象硫酸的,刻薄的
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 "; "
a vitriolic critique " [
synonym : {
acerb }, {
acerbic }, {
acid }, {
acrid },
{
bitter }, {
blistering }, {
caustic }, {
sulfurous },
{
sulphurous }, {
virulent }, {
vitriolic }]
2 :
of a substance ,
especially a strong acid ;
capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action [
synonym : {
caustic },
{
corrosive }, {
erosive }, {
vitriolic }, {
mordant }]
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 ]
64 Moby Thesaurus words for "
vitriolic ":
acerbic ,
acid ,
acidulous ,
acrid ,
acrimonious ,
antagonistic ,
antipathetic ,
asperous ,
astringent ,
belligerent ,
biting ,
bitter ,
caustic ,
clashing ,
colliding ,
conflicting ,
cutting ,
despiteful ,
double -
edged ,
edged ,
envenomed ,
escharotic ,
fierce ,
full of hate ,
harsh ,
hateful ,
hostile ,
incisive ,
irritating ,
keen ,
malevolent ,
malicious ,
malignant ,
mordacious ,
mordant ,
nose -
tickling ,
penetrating ,
piercing ,
piquant ,
poignant ,
pungent ,
quarrelsome ,
rancorous ,
repugnant ,
rigorous ,
rough ,
scathing ,
set against ,
severe ,
sharp ,
sore ,
sour ,
spiteful ,
stabbing ,
stinging ,
strident ,
stringent ,
tart ,
trenchant ,
vehement ,
venenate ,
venomous ,
violent ,
virulent
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