caustic
adjective
capable of burning, corroding, or destroying living tissue.
caustical
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a word derived from
caustic.
Example Sentences
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I have also been told, by some caustical wit, That no one said nay when he wanted to quit.
From Something Else Again by Franklin P. (Franklin Pierce) Adams
