caustic
adjective
capable of burning, corroding, or destroying living tissue.
causticity
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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
“What, however, are the facts?” it was demanding, with the causticity of baffled helplessness.
From Max Carrados by Ernest Bramah
The "Clubs" are next recommended for those fond of solitude, and their satin luxuries humorously quizzed; but "the Colonial System," which follows, has more causticity.
From The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 12, No. 322, July 12, 1828 by Various
