vitriolic
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vitriolic (ˌvɪtrɪˈɒlɪk) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | (of a substance, esp a strong acid) highly corrosive |
| 2. | severely bitter or caustic; virulent: vitriolic criticism |
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Vitriolic
is an SAT word you need to know.
So is convivial. Does it mean:
| vanishing; fading away; fleeting. |
| friendly, agreeable; fond of feasting, drinking, and merry company |
Example sentences
The source material, meanwhile, is as apolitical and careful as the response has been vitriolic.
Wow, some rather vitriolic commentary in the comments.
And the robust, vitriolic media chorus to that effect rings hollow.
We have one customer with whom our relationship, though not vitriolic, is testy or chippy.
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