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Adjective: caustic kostik- Harsh or corrosive in tone
"caustic jokes about political assassination, talk-show hosts and medical ethics"
- acerb, acerbic, acid, acrid, bitter, blistering, sulfurous [N. Amer], sulphurous [Brit, Cdn], virulent, vitriolic, sulphureous [Brit] - Of a substance, especially a strong acid; capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action
- corrosive, erosive, vitriolic, mordant
Noun: caustic kostik- Any chemical substance that burns or destroys living tissue
- (physics) the intersection of reflected or refracted (or more generally lensed) light rays
Derived forms: caustics See also: destructive, unpleasant Type of: chemical compound, compound Encyclopedia: Caustic |