caustically
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But he is also so paranoid, deluded and consumed with self-loathing that throughout this caustically witty novel we can’t help but root for him every step of the way.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 2, 2026
“We reject the proposition,” the majority wrote caustically, “that a class-action defendant may defeat class treatment, if it is otherwise proper, by promising as a matter of grace to treat named plaintiffs differently.”
From Slate ● May 16, 2025
Over the next three series, Atkinson played the scheming, cruel, caustically funny Blackadder opposite Sir Tony Robinson's naïve, uneducated Baldrick.
From BBC ● May 11, 2023
So how did you both work out the differences in Adam’s portrayals of Innie Mark, loyal employee of the mysterious company Lumen, and Outtie Mark, hard-drinking, caustically witty widower in his off-hours?
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 8, 2022
“Oh,” Beatrice said caustically, “the one you went chasing when you shoulda been minding your own business.”
From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen
