acidic
Example Sentences
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The country requires about 100,000 barrels a day; it produces 40,000 barrels a day of highly acidic heavy crude, used to fuel obsolete power plants.
Roughly 8 feet square, this dense frontal forest of figures—part human, part animal, part vegetal—in acidic blues, yellows and greens, is Cubist, Surrealist, Afro-Cuban.
Even if you don’t know her music, the film still works an acidic sketch of fame — “Spinal Tap” for the era of stan culture.
From Los Angeles Times
Despite attempting to play down the issue, Alcaraz glugging pickle juice - an acidic liquid found to stop cramping 40% faster than drinking water - was a sure sign that it was an issue.
From BBC
Though his acidic sense of humour -- criticised as condescending by some -- is evident throughout, Parr's 180 photographs also amount to a portrait of human folly and environmental destruction.
From Barron's
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
