Caustic

1. (a.) Sarcastic; harsh; severe; biting.

2. (a.) Any substance or means which, applied to animal or other organic tissue, burns, corrodes, or destroys it by chemical action; an escharotic.

3. (n.) A caustic curve or caustic surface.

Thesaurus Entries

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