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caustico — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • caustic adj Capable of burning or chemically eating away living tissue or other material.
  • mordant adj Having or showing a sharp or critical quality.
  • 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 Having or showing a sharp or critical quality.
  2. adj Serving to fix a dye to a fiber.

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