un-caustic
stɪk adjective
1.
capable of burning, corroding, or destroying living tissue.
2.
severely critical or sarcastic: a caustic remark.
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English < Latin causticus < Greek kaustikós burning, caustic, equivalent to kaust(ós) burnt (verbal adjective of kaíein to burn) + -ikos -ic
1350–1400; Middle English < Latin causticus < Greek kaustikós burning, caustic, equivalent to kaust(ós) burnt (verbal adjective of kaíein to burn) + -ikos -ic
Related forms
caus·ti·cal·ly, caus·tic·ly, adverb
non·caus·tic, adjective
non·caus·ti·cal·ly, adverb
o·ver·caus·tic, adjective
o·ver·caus·ti·cal·ly, adverb
o·ver·caus·tic·i·ty, noun
un·caus·tic, adjective
un·caus·ti·cal·ly, adverb
Synonyms
2. biting, mordant, bitter, scathing, acid.
2. biting, mordant, bitter, scathing, acid.
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caustic (ˈkɔːstɪk) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | capable of burning or corroding by chemical action: caustic soda |
| 2. | sarcastic; cutting: a caustic reply |
| 3. | of, relating to, or denoting light that is reflected or refracted by a curved surface |
| —n | |
| 4. | Also called: caustic surface a surface that envelops the light rays reflected or refracted by a curved surface |
| 5. | Also called: caustic curve a curve formed by the intersection of a caustic surface with a plane |
| 6. | chem a caustic substance, esp an alkali |
| [C14: from Latin causticus, from Greek kaustikos, from kaiein to burn] | |
| 'caustical | |
| —adj | |
| 'caustically | |
| —adv | |
| causticity | |
| —n | |
| 'causticness | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
caustic
1550s, from O.Fr. caustique, from L. causticus, from Gk. kaustikos "capable of burning," from kaustos "combustible," from kaiein, the Gk. word for "to burn" in all periods, of uncertain origin with no known cognates outside Gk. Figurative sense of "sarcastic" is attested from 1771.
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
caustic caus·tic (kô'stĭk)
n.
A hydroxide of a light metal.
A caustic material or substance.
Capable of burning, corroding, dissolving, or eating away by chemical action.
Of or relating to light emitted from a point source and reflected or refracted from a curved surface.
Causing a burning or stinging sensation.
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