caustic+remark

  • 1caustic remark — noun witty language used to convey insults or scorn he used sarcasm to upset his opponent irony is wasted on the stupid Satire is a sort of glass, wherein beholders do generally discover everybody s face but their own Jonathan Swift • Syn:… …

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  • 2Caustic — Caus tic, Caustical Caus tic*al, a. [L. caustucs, Ge. ?, fr. ? to burn. Cf. {Calm}, {Ink}.] 1. Capable of destroying the texture of anything or eating away its substance by chemical action; burning; corrosive; searing. [1913 Webster] 2. Severe;… …

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  • 3Caustic curve — Caustic Caus tic, Caustical Caus tic*al, a. [L. caustucs, Ge. ?, fr. ? to burn. Cf. {Calm}, {Ink}.] 1. Capable of destroying the texture of anything or eating away its substance by chemical action; burning; corrosive; searing. [1913 Webster] 2.… …

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  • 4Caustic lime — Caustic Caus tic, Caustical Caus tic*al, a. [L. caustucs, Ge. ?, fr. ? to burn. Cf. {Calm}, {Ink}.] 1. Capable of destroying the texture of anything or eating away its substance by chemical action; burning; corrosive; searing. [1913 Webster] 2.… …

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  • 5Caustic potash — Caustic Caus tic, Caustical Caus tic*al, a. [L. caustucs, Ge. ?, fr. ? to burn. Cf. {Calm}, {Ink}.] 1. Capable of destroying the texture of anything or eating away its substance by chemical action; burning; corrosive; searing. [1913 Webster] 2.… …

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  • 6Caustic silver — Caustic Caus tic, Caustical Caus tic*al, a. [L. caustucs, Ge. ?, fr. ? to burn. Cf. {Calm}, {Ink}.] 1. Capable of destroying the texture of anything or eating away its substance by chemical action; burning; corrosive; searing. [1913 Webster] 2.… …

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  • 7Caustic soda — Caustic Caus tic, Caustical Caus tic*al, a. [L. caustucs, Ge. ?, fr. ? to burn. Cf. {Calm}, {Ink}.] 1. Capable of destroying the texture of anything or eating away its substance by chemical action; burning; corrosive; searing. [1913 Webster] 2.… …

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  • 8Caustic surface — Caustic Caus tic, Caustical Caus tic*al, a. [L. caustucs, Ge. ?, fr. ? to burn. Cf. {Calm}, {Ink}.] 1. Capable of destroying the texture of anything or eating away its substance by chemical action; burning; corrosive; searing. [1913 Webster] 2.… …

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  • 9caustic — caus|tic [ˈko:stık US ˈko:s ] adj [Date: 1300 1400; : Latin; Origin: causticus, from Greek, from kaiein to burn ] 1.) a caustic substance can burn through things by chemical action ▪ caustic soda (=a chemical used for cleaning things) 2.) a… …

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  • 10caustic — [[t]kɔ͟ːstɪk[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED Caustic chemical substances are very powerful and can dissolve other substances. ...caustic cleaning agents... Remember that this is caustic; use gloves or a spoon. Syn: corrosive 2) ADJ GRADED A caustic remark is… …

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