causticity
Example Sentences
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A perfect match for the general causticity of the screenplay by Brooks, MacLaine and Winger were far from typical Hollywood stars.
From Slate • May 4, 2021
Mr. Yankovic seemed somewhat chagrined by this incident one month later and said any causticity in his blog post came from fear that his work on “Perform This Way” would be wasted.
From New York Times • Jun. 9, 2011
It is colored with the lyric causticity of the Brecht-Weill collaborations.
From Time Magazine Archive
With this touch of causticity Deronda got rid of the slight heat at present raised by Hans's naive expansiveness.
From Daniel Deronda by Eliot, George
His humor in conversation, as in his works, was genial and free from all causticity.
From Abbotsford and Newstead Abbey by Irving, Washington
