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vitriolic

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9 lettersPronunciation /vɪtɹɪˈɒlɪk/Part of speech adjectiveSorted ciiilortvStarts with VEnds with C0 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. of a substance, especially a strong acid; capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action

Word origin

From vitriol + -ic; or from French vitriolique (cognate with Italian vetriolico, Portuguese vitriolico, Spanish vitriólico).

Used in a sentence

  • a vitriolic taste
  • No one, who uſes his Senses, can possibly doubt, but there is ſomewhat of a vitriolic Nature found in Mineral Waters: for not only the Taſte, but the Sight confirms it, by their turning inky with Galls, &c.
  • vitriolic criticism

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