causticness

ˈkɔːstɪknəs

Definition

Definition of causticness - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

speech

Rare

quality of being harshly critical or sarcastic

Rare

Her causticness hurt his feelings.

acerbity

sarcasm

chemical

TECH.

quality of being able to burn or corrode

TECH.

The causticness of the acid was evident.

corrosiveness

reactivity

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Origin of causticness

Greek, kaustikos (burning) + ness (state)

Examples of causticness in a sentence

His causticness was evident in every remark he made.
The causticness of the cleaner was dangerous.
Workers wore gloves due to the causticness.

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French:causticité, corrosivité, ...
German:Bissigkeit, Ätzwirkung, ...
Italian:causticità, ...
Spanish:causticidad, ...
Portuguese:acidez, causticidade, ...
Chinese:刻薄, 腐蚀性, ...
Japanese:辛辣さ, 腐食性, ...
Arabic:حدة, الخَصَائِص الكَاوِيَة, ...
Hebrew:בִּקּוֹרֶת חֲרִיפָה, חֹמֶר מְאַכֵּל, ...
Russian:язвительность, коррозийность, ...
Ukrainian:їдкість, корозійність, ...
Hindi:कटुता, संक्षारकता, ...
Bengali:তীক্ষ্ণতা, দাহ্যতা, ...
Catalan:causticitat, corrosivitat, ...
Czech:jízlivost, žíravost, ...
Danish:skarpe tunge, kausticitet, ...
Dutch:bijtendheid, corrosiviteit, ...
Greek:καυστικότητα, ...
Hungarian:gúnyosság, maró hatás, ...
Khmer:ភាពចាក់ដោត, ភាពច្រេះ, ...
Korean:신랄함, 부식성, ...
Persian:طعنه, خاصیت خورندگی, ...
Polish:uszczypliwość, żrącość, ...
Portuguese (BR):acidez, causticidade, ...
Romanian:sarcasm, corozivitate, ...
Swedish:sarkasm, frätande egenskaper, ...
Thai:ความเสียดสี, ความกัดกร่อน, ...
Turkish:alaycılık, aşındırıcılık, ...
Vietnamese:sự châm biếm, tính ăn mòn, ...

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