as in sarcastic
marked by the use of wit that is intended to cause hurt feelings
caustic movie reviews that serve mainly to show how clever the reviewer is
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Recent Examples of caustic
Okrent portrays Sondheim as witty and endearing, but also poorly groomed, remote, caustic, quick to anger — and, mostly, quick to forgive.
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Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2026
Anhydrous ammonia is caustic and must be handled as a compressed gas, but given the high nitrogen content, technology was developed to store and transport so it could be injected into cropland.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 15 Mar. 2026
To the filmmakers’ credit, though, tension and edgy humor are sustained for nearly 90 minutes of caustic entertainment.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 14 Mar. 2026
This caustic underbelly of the internet has never been closer to the surface.
—Jr Radcliffe, jsonline.com, 5 Mar. 2026
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Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2026
Anhydrous ammonia is caustic and must be handled as a compressed gas, but given the high nitrogen content, technology was developed to store and transport so it could be injected into cropland.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 15 Mar. 2026
To the filmmakers’ credit, though, tension and edgy humor are sustained for nearly 90 minutes of caustic entertainment.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 14 Mar. 2026
This caustic underbelly of the internet has never been closer to the surface.
—Jr Radcliffe, jsonline.com, 5 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for caustic
Adjective
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In her response, Stanton was livid and sarcastic.—
Moira Donegan,
New Yorker,
13 Mar. 2026
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Adebayo said with a sarcastic smile.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
12 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Martin’s rendering of these people is somewhere between sincere and satirical and somehow this technique works.—
John Warner,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Mar. 2026
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The darkly satiric film expands to LA, SF, and DC next week and nationwide throughout April.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
20 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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In conventional fuel cells, chemical reactions take place in highly acidic conditions.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Mar. 2026
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In terms of soil pH levels, tulips prefer neutral to slightly acidic soil.—
Michelle Mastro,
Architectural Digest,
24 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Fires caused by Israeli strikes on oil reservoirs on Saturday burned for multiple days, prompting Iranian officials to warn residents against acid and toxic rain that resulted from the significant amount of pollutants in the air.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
10 Mar. 2026
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An arrest has been made in an acid attack on a Long Island college student that happened nearly five years ago.—
Alexa Herrera,
CBS News,
10 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Page used barbed wire wrapped around a chair to bust MJF open and hit a Deadeye through a table.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
16 Mar. 2026
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Have Faith Haiti, with its 30-foot-tall walls, barbed wire and guard towers, looks like a prison from the outside.—
Denise Schrier Cetta,
CBS News,
15 Mar. 2026
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But restrictions on press freedom have a corrosive effect.—
Kathy Kiely,
The Conversation,
17 Mar. 2026
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The acid rain can also be corrosive, depending on the concentration, and accelerate the corrosion that buildings in Tehran face regularly due to the poor air quality, Driscoll said.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
10 Mar. 2026
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“Caustic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caustic. Accessed 27 Mar. 2026.
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