ivallinen — meaning in English

English meaning

• caustic adj Capable of burning or chemically eating away living tissue or other material.
• mocking adj Showing scorn or ridicule; teasing in a mean-spirited way.
• sardonic adjective Scornfully mocking or cynical.
• scornful adj Full of scorn, showing that you think someone or something deserves no respect.

Senses

ivallinen is used for these senses in English:

• caustic (of language, etc.) Sharp, bitter, cutting, biting, and sarcastic in a scathing way.
• mocking derisive or contemptuous
• sardonic Scornfully mocking or cynical.
• scornful Showing scorn or disrespect; contemptuous; scathing; withering.

caustic — full definition

1. adj Capable of burning or chemically eating away living tissue or other material.
2. adj Harshly sarcastic or biting in tone.

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