caustic
Example Sentences
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In their caustic vividness, Mr. Blankfein’s opening chapters more resemble Saul Bellow’s “The Adventures of Augie March” than any normal business book.
Okrent portrays Sondheim as witty and endearing, but also poorly groomed, remote, caustic, quick to anger — and, mostly, quick to forgive.
From Los Angeles Times
It’s becoming caustic and accusatory, and I don’t understand how or why it’s happening this way.
From Literature
At this point, you just don’t like each other, which makes communication feel even more caustic.
From MarketWatch
The federal investigators encountered puddles of crude oil on the facility grounds, as well as caustic fumes emanating from the facility, resulting in violations for air quality and other environmental infractions.
From Los Angeles Times
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