caustically

ˈkɔːstɪkli

Definition

Definition of caustically - Reverso English Dictionary

Adverb

criticism

Rare

in a sharp and biting manner

Rare

She spoke caustically about his performance.

bitingly

sarcastically

burning effect

TECH.

in a manner that can burn or corrode organic tissue

TECH.

The chemical spilled caustically on the skin..

acerbically

bitingly

corrosively

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Origin of caustically

Greek, kaustikos (burning)

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acridly

adv.

caustically

in a biting or caustic tone

Examples of caustically in a sentence

The article caustically dissected the politician's speech.
The acid reacted caustically with the metal.
The substance caustically damaged the fabric.

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French:acerbement, corrosivement, ...
German:sarkastisch, ätzend, ...
Italian:causticamente, ...
Spanish:cáusticamente, de manera cáustica, ...
Portuguese:mordazmente, causticamente, ...
Chinese:尖刻地, 腐蚀性地, ...
Japanese:辛辣に, 腐食的に, ...
Arabic:بِسُخْرِيَّةٍ لاذِعَة, بشكل حارق, ...
Hebrew:בְּצוּרָה עוֹקְצָנִית, בְּצוּרָה מְאַכֶּלֶת, ...
Russian:язвительно, разъедающим образом, ...
Ukrainian:їдко, роз'їдаючим чином, ...
Hindi:तीखे तरीके से, जलनकारी ढंग से, ...
Bengali:তীক্ষ্ণভাবে, দাহ্যভাবে, ...
Catalan:causticament, càusticament, ...
Czech:jízlivě, žíravě, ...
Danish:spidst, ætsende, ...
Dutch:bijtend, corrosief, ...
Greek:καυστικά, διαβρωτικά, ...
Hungarian:maróan, lúgosan, ...
Khmer:យ៉ាងចាក់ដោត, មានសកម្មភាពដុត ឬច្រេះជាលិកាសរីរាង្គ, ...
Korean:신랄하게, 부식성으로, ...
Persian:به‌طور نیش‌دار, به طور سوزاننده, ...
Polish:kąśliwie, żrąco, ...
Portuguese (BR):mordazmente, causticamente, ...
Romanian:caustic, în mod coroziv, ...
Swedish:sarkastiskt, frätande, ...
Thai:อย่างแหลมคม, ในเชิงกัดกร่อน, ...
Turkish:iğneleyici bir şekilde, yakıcı bir şekilde, ...
Vietnamese:một cách châm chọc, một cách ăn mòn, ...

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