causticity
- a word derived from caustic.
Example Sentences
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A perfect match for the general causticity of the screenplay by Brooks, MacLaine and Winger were far from typical Hollywood stars.
From Slate ● May 4, 2021
Mr. Yankovic seemed somewhat chagrined by this incident one month later and said any causticity in his blog post came from fear that his work on “Perform This Way” would be wasted.
From New York Times ● Jun. 9, 2011
It is colored with the lyric causticity of the Brecht-Weill collaborations.
From Time Magazine Archive
But I have noticed that when the variety of interviewing upon which I have just animadverted becomes the topic, quiet, reasonable Americans are apt to drop into causticity.
From Your United States Impressions of a first visit by Bennett, Arnold
With his usual causticity Herder characterised the manner of the two chief contributors.
From The Youth of Goethe by Brown, Peter Hume
