caustic
adjectiveSharply critical or sarcastic; literally, able to burn or corrode.
Biting in tone
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Clear all filtersSharply critical or sarcastic; literally, able to burn or corrode.
Biting in tone
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Seriously harmful, especially in a gradual or less obvious way.
Seriously harmful
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Extremely harmful or intensely hostile.
Extremely harmful
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