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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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