caustico — meaning in English

English meaning

• caustic adj Capable of burning or chemically eating away living tissue or other material.
• mordant adj Sharply critical or biting in tone.
• pungent adj Having a sharp, strong smell or taste that stings the nose or tongue.
• scathing adjective Harshly critical.

Senses

caustico is used for these senses in English:

• mordant Having or showing a sharp or critical quality.
• pungent (botany) Having a sharp and stiff point.
• scathing Harshly or bitterly critical; vitriolic.

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.

mordant — full definition

1. adj Sharply critical or biting in tone.
2. adj (chemistry) Used to fix a dye onto cloth or fibre.

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