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Definition
of a chemical substance: corrosive; capable of destroying or eating away such as a strong acid
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of a person: sarcastic, critical, or harsh
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of a person: sarcastic, critical, or harsh
- He had found more words than usual in the first jet of his anger, but Mr. Brooke's propitiation was more clogging to his tongue than Mr. Cadwallader's caustic hint.Book 8 — Sunset and Sunrise (88% in)
- Lydgate would say that was not worth knowing," said Mr. Ned, purposely caustic.Book 3 — Waiting for Death (48% in)
There are no more uses of "caustic" in Middlemarch.
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