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    vitriolic

    vitriolic - Dictionary definition and meaning for word vitriolic

    Definition
    (adj) harsh or corrosive in tone
    Example Sentence
    • 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
    Definition
    (adj) of a substance, especially a strong acid; capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action
    Synonyms : caustic , corrosive , erosive , mordant
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for vitriolic

divide it like vitriolic..vitriol+ic...AND VITRIOL..IS ANOTHER NAME OF SULPHURIC ACID.. and we all know that acid is caustic, sharp and bitter...and when it falls on the skin it burns it, causing SHARP pain.

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Tri+Alcoholic. Drinking three times the alcohol can produce a harsh, bitter drunk.

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Vitriolic: Remember vi+TRI(dent)+olic Trident is very sharp. So meaning bitter and acerbic

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vitriolic thougths are sarcastic in nature. any metal combine with any hydrogen getcorroded...same wise oil of vitriol combine with any metal...corrodes the metal.....so corrosive in nature

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vitrol ~ petrol

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Vitriolic and volcanic are both destructive in nature.

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blue vitriol : Cuso4 = copper SULPHATE (akin) acidic = acerbic = bitter = caustic = sharp

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