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caustic

[ kaw-stik ]

adjective

  1. capable of burning, corroding, or destroying living tissue.
  2. severely critical or sarcastic:

    a caustic remark.

    Synonyms: , , , ,



noun

  1. a caustic substance.
  2. Optics.

caustic

/ ˈkɔːstɪk; kɔːˈstɪsɪtɪ /

adjective

  1. capable of burning or corroding by chemical action

    caustic soda

  2. sarcastic; cutting

    a caustic reply

  3. of, relating to, or denoting light that is reflected or refracted by a curved surface
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. Also calledcaustic surface a surface that envelops the light rays reflected or refracted by a curved surface
  2. Also calledcaustic curve a curve formed by the intersection of a caustic surface with a plane
  3. chem a caustic substance, esp an alkali
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • causticity, noun
  • ˈܲپ, adjective
  • ˈܲپly, adverb
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ܲt·· ܲt· adverb
  • ܲ·پ··ٲ [kaw-, stis, -i-tee], ܲt·Ա noun
  • ԴDz·ܲt adjective
  • non·ܲt·· adverb
  • v·ܲt adjective
  • over·ܲt·· adverb
  • v·ܲ·پi·ٲ noun
  • ܲ·ܲt adjective
  • un·ܲt·· adverb
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of caustic1

1350–1400; Middle English < Latin causticus < Greek 첹ܲپó burning, caustic, equivalent to kaust ( ó ) burnt (verbal adjective of 첹í𾱲 to burn) + -ikos -ic
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of caustic1

C14: from Latin causticus, from Greek kaustikos, from kaiein to burn
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In their oral arguments, the attorneys refrained from repeating some caustic language from their written briefs.

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"We have the means to limit the spread by... burying them with caustic soda."

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Withdrawn and caustic, Janice is a raw lump of unresponsiveness bombarded by those determined to “fix” her.

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So with recent lower court decisions and a rebuke by the chief justice of the Supreme Court, it appears that some attempt to cure the country of this caustic virus is underway.

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In a caustic post on his Truth Social account, Trump said he would double impending tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminium in response to a planned Canadian surcharge on electricity bound for northern US states.

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