caustic

caus·tic

C0173400 (kô′stĭk)adj.1. Capable of burning, corroding, dissolving, or eating away by chemical action.2. Sarcastic or cutting; biting: "The caustic jokes ... deal with such diverse matters as political assassination, talk-show hosts, medical ethics" (Frank Rich).3. Given to making caustic remarks: a caustic TV commentator.n.1. A caustic material or substance.2. A hydroxide of a light metal.3. The enveloping surface formed by light rays reflecting or refracting from a curved surface, especially one with spherical aberration.

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[Middle English caustik, from Latin causticus, from Greek kaustikos, from kaustos, from kaiein, kau-, to burn.]

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caus′ti·cal·ly adv.caus·tic′i·ty (kô-stĭs′ĭ-tē) n.

caustic

(ˈkɔːstɪk) adj1. (Chemistry) capable of burning or corroding by chemical action: caustic soda. 2. sarcastic; cutting: a caustic reply. 3. (General Physics) of, relating to, or denoting light that is reflected or refracted by a curved surfacen4. (General Physics) Also called: caustic surface a surface that envelops the light rays reflected or refracted by a curved surface5. (General Physics) Also called: caustic curve a curve formed by the intersection of a caustic surface with a plane6. (Chemistry) chem a caustic substance, esp an alkali[C14: from Latin causticus, from Greek kaustikos, from kaiein to burn] ˈcaustical adj ˈcaustically adv causticity, ˈcausticness n

caus•tic

(ˈkɔ stɪk)

adj. 1. capable of burning, corroding, or destroying living tissue. 2. severely critical or sarcastic: a caustic remark. n. 3. a caustic substance, as potassium hydroxide. [1350–1400; Middle English < Latin causticus < Greek kaustikós=kaust(ós) burnt, v. adj. of kaíein to burn + -ikos -ic] caus′ti•cal•ly, adv. caus•tic′i•ty (-ˈstɪs ɪ ti) n.

caustic

Describes an alkaline substance which burns or corrodes organic material

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	caustic - any chemical substance that burns or destroys living tissuechemical compound, compound - (chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weightlye - a strong solution of sodium or potassium hydroxidesilver nitrate - a nitrate used in making photographic emulsions; also used in medicine as a cautery and as a topical antibacterial agent
Adj.	1.	caustic - 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"acid, blistering, vitriolic, sulfurous, sulphurous, acrid, acerb, acerbic, bitter, virulentunpleasant - disagreeable to the senses, to the mind, or feelings ; "an unpleasant personality"; "unpleasant repercussions"; "unpleasant odors"
	2.	caustic - of a substance, especially a strong acid; capable of destroying or eating away by chemical actioncorrosive, erosive, mordant, vitriolicdestructive - causing destruction or much damage; "a policy that is destructive to the economy"; "destructive criticism"

caustic

adjective1. burning, corrosive, corroding, astringent, vitriolic, acrid, mordant This substance is caustic; use gloves when handling it.2. sarcastic, biting, keen, cutting, severe, stinging, scathing, acrimonious, pungent, vitriolic, trenchant, mordant He was well known for his abrasive wit and caustic comments.
sarcastic loving, kind, pleasing, soft, sweet, gentle, pleasant, mild, soothing, bland, agreeable, temperate

caustic

adjectiveSo sharp as to cause mental pain:acerbic, acid, acidic, acrid, astringent, biting, corrosive, cutting, mordacious, mordant, pungent, scathing, sharp, slashing, stinging, trenchant, truculent, vitriolic.

Translations

刻薄的腐蚀性的

caustic

(ˈkoːstik) adjective1. burning by chemical action. caustic soda. 腐蝕性的 腐蚀性的2. (of remarks) bitter or sarcastic. caustic comments. 刻薄的 刻薄的ˈcaustically adverb 刻薄地 刻薄地