causticity

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.

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

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

causticism, causticity

a sharp, tart wittiness. Also causticness. — caustic, adj.See also: Language Style

Thesaurus

causticity

nounIrony or bitterness, as of tone:acerbity, acidity, acridity, corrosiveness, mordacity, mordancy, sarcasm, trenchancy.

单词	causticity
释义	causticity 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. [Middle English caustik, from Latin causticus, from Greek kaustikos, from kaustos, from kaiein, kau-, to burn.] caus′ti·cal·ly adv.caus·tic′i·ty (kô-stĭs′ĭ-tē) n. causticism, causticity a sharp, tart wittiness. Also causticness. — caustic, adj.See also: Language Style Thesaurus causticity nounIrony or bitterness, as of tone:acerbity, acidity, acridity, corrosiveness, mordacity, mordancy, sarcasm, trenchancy. causticity causticity [kȯ′stis·əd·ē] (chemistry) The property of being caustic. MedicalSeecaustic causticity noun Synonyms for causticity noun irony or bitterness, as of tone Synonyms acerbity acidity acridity corrosiveness mordacity mordancy sarcasm trenchancy
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causticism, causticity

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Synonyms for causticity

noun irony or bitterness, as of tone

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