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vitriolic
Overview of adj vitriolic
The adj vitriolic has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts)
1. acerb, acerbic, acid, acrid, bitter, blistering, caustic, sulfurous, sulphurous, venomous, virulent, vitriolic -- (harsh or corrosive in tone; "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")
2. caustic, corrosive, erosive, vitriolic, mordant -- (of a substance, especially a strong acid; capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action)
Antonyms of adj vitriolic
2 senses of vitriolic
Sense 1
acerb, acerbic, acid, acrid, bitter, blistering, caustic, sulfurous, sulphurous, venomous, virulent, vitriolic
INDIRECT (VIA unpleasant) -> pleasant
Sense 2
caustic, corrosive, erosive, vitriolic, mordant
INDIRECT (VIA destructive) -> constructive
Similarity of adj vitriolic
2 senses of vitriolic
Sense 1
acerb, acerbic, acid, acrid, bitter, blistering, caustic, sulfurous, sulphurous, venomous, virulent, vitriolic
=> unpleasant (vs. pleasant)
Sense 2
caustic, corrosive, erosive, vitriolic, mordant
=> destructive (vs. constructive)
Pertainyms of adj vitriolic
Attributes of adj vitriolic
Domain of adj vitriolic
Domain Terms of adj vitriolic
Familiarity of adj vitriolic
vitriolic used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count =2)
Grep of adj vitriolic
vitriolic
Grep of adv vitriolic
vitriolically
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