Use the adjective caustic to describe any chemical that is able to burn living tissue or other substances, or, figuratively, a statement that has a similarly burning effect. Caustic in this sense means harshly critical.
Any substance or means which, applied to animal or other organic tissue, burns, corrodes, or destroys it by chemical action; an escharotic.
Noun
any chemical substance that burns or destroys living tissue
Adjective S.
of a substance, especially a strong acid; capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action
Adjective S.
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
a.
Alt. of Caustical
a.
Any substance or means which, applied to animal or other
organic tissue, burns, corrodes, or destroys it by chemical action; an
escharotic.
a.
A caustic curve or caustic surface.
Caustic
Any substance or means which, applied to animal or other organic tissue, burns, corrodes, or destroys it by chemical action; an escharotic.
Usage Examples
There was once a caustic comment from someone suggesting I was breeding a new race. Fans from different countries have married, amazing things like that. I've been to some of the weddings. I went to one here the other day, a pagan ceremony.
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Other Usage ExamplesI don't have a caustic sense of humor. What I find funny, that humor comes from a much gentler place.
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