Synset

harsh or corrosive in tone
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acerb

acerbic

acid

acrid

bitter

blistering

caustic

sulfurous

sulphurous

virulent

vitriolic

sample sentences

"an acerbic tone piercing otherwise flowery prose"
"a barrage of acid comments"
"her acrid remarks make her many enemies"
"bitter words"
"blistering criticism"
"caustic jokes about political assassination, talk-show hosts and medical ethics"
"a sulfurous denunciation"
"a vitriolic critique"