What is another word for vitriolic?
Pronunciation:
[ vˌɪtɹɪˈɒlɪk], [ vˌɪtɹɪˈɒlɪk], [ v_ˌɪ_t_ɹ_ɪ__ˈɒ_l_ɪ_k]
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Similar words for vitriolic:
- acid (adjective)
- bitter (adjective)
- hostile (adjective)
- opprobrious (adjective)
- other relevant words (adjective)
- virulent (adjective)
- acerb (noun)
- acerbic (noun)
- acid (noun)
- biting (noun)
- blistering (noun)
- corrosive (noun)
- destructive (noun)
- erosive (noun)
- sulfurous (noun)
- sulphurous (noun)
- unpleasant (noun)
- venomous (noun)
- other relevant words (verb)
- other synonyms
- other relevant words (noun)
Synonyms for Vitriolic:
adj.
• acid (adjective) • bitter (adjective) • hostile (adjective)- un welcoming,
- dis-approving,
- most ill-disposed,
- un kindest,
- un-kinder,
- dis approving,
- un friendlier,
- un-kind,
- un friendliest,
- un-propitious,
- more anti,
- most oppugnant,
- un-favorable,
- un favorable,
- un-sociable,
- most anti,
- un sympathetic,
- more ill-disposed,
- most disapproving,
- more illdisposed,
- most ill disposed,
- more disapproving,
- un sociable,
- most unwelcoming,
- more oppugnant,
- un-friendlier,
- in hospitable,
- un-welcoming,
- unpropitious,
- most opposite,
- un-friendly,
- more ill disposed,
- un-friendliest,
- most illdisposed,
- more unwelcoming,
- un-kindest,
- un kind,
- ill disposed,
- un propitious,
- illdisposed,
- un kinder,
- in-hospitable.
n.
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- abusive.
- acid.
v.
• Other relevant words: (verb)Other synonyms:
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- colorful,
- choice,
- ripe,
- X-rated,
- blue,
- sour,
- crude,
- foul-mouthed,
- unrepeatable,
- stinging,
- dirty,
- obscene.
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- sharp.
- devastating,
- penetrating,
- cruel,
- acidic,
- acute,
- hurtful,
- deadly,
- belligerent,
- antipathetic,
- rough,
- alert,
- rapier-like,
- scurrilous,
- nasty,
- vituperatory,
- vicious,
- stabbing,
- piercing,
- harmful,
- double-edged,
- blistery,
- malevolent,
- very fast,
- repugnant,
- fierce,
- stringent,
- close,
- black,
- opprobrious,
- rigorous,
- prompt,
- rancorous,
- sharpened,
- quarrelsome,
- strict,
- hot,
- scornful,
- despiteful,
- sultry,
- pungent,
- harsh,
- tart,
- edged,
- intense,
- pointed,
- stern,
- vitriol,
- razor-sharp,
- knife-edged,
- acrimonious,
- evil,
- spiteful,
- keen,
- depraved,
- vehement,
- hateful,
- Asperous,
- Envenomed,
- strident,
- sore,
- razor-like,
- acidulous,
- Escharotic,
- colliding,
- scorching,
- full of hate,
- violent,
- damaging,
- Venenate,
- telling,
- astringent,
- intelligent,
- malignant,
- Scurrile,
- biting,
- clashing,
- Searing,
- savage,
- ferocious,
- severe,
- stifling,
- withering,
- incisive,
- malicious,
- shrewd,
- poisonous,
- invective,
- piquant,
- unkind,
- set against,
- poignant,
- satirical,
- conflicting,
- infectious,
- irritating.
How to use "Vitriolic" in context?
The adjective "vitriolic" is defined as "expressing or showing marked hostility or rancor". This happens when strong feelings are brought out and expressed in an expletive-heavy way. The word is derived from the Latin word "vitriolus", which means "a vitriolic liquid". In its most literal sense, vitriol is a kind of oil used to paint walls and other surfaces; in more general use, it refers to any violently acidic or alkaline substance.
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