ätzend — meaning in English
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English meaning
- acerbic adj Having a sour or bitter taste.
- blistering adj Extremely hot.
- caustic adj Capable of burning or chemically eating away living tissue or other material.
- lame adj Unable to walk normally because of an injury or problem with the legs or feet.
- scathing adjective Harshly critical.
Senses
ätzend is used for these senses in English:
- acerbic (figurative) Sharp, harsh, biting.
- blistering Very hot.
- blistering Harsh or corrosive.
- blistering Very fast.
- caustic (of language, etc.) Sharp, bitter, cutting, biting, and sarcastic in a scathing way.
- lame (colloquial) Uncool, uninteresting, or unfunny.
- scathing Harshly or bitterly critical; vitriolic.
acerbic — full definition
- adj Having a sour or bitter taste.
- adj Cutting and unkind in tone or manner.
blistering — full definition
- adj Extremely hot.
- adj Very harsh or scathing, especially of criticism.
- adj Extremely fast.
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