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adjective
- 1. filled with bitter criticism or malice: "vitriolic attacks on the politicians"
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full of violent hate and anger : He launched a vitriolic attack on the prime minister, accusing him of shielding corrupt friends. He does not deserve the vitriolic criticism he has received. See. vitriol. Fewer examples. After he left her, she wrote a series of vitriolic emails to him. He's never vitriolic. He never makes personal attacks.
1. : bitterly harsh or caustic language or criticism. political commentators spewing angry vitriol. Rumor has always played a role in politics, but rarely have the backstage operatives been so adroit, and so cynical, in their use of vitriol. Walter Shapiro.
full of violent hate and anger : He launched a vitriolic attack on the prime minister, accusing him of shielding corrupt friends. He does not deserve the vitriolic criticism he has received. See. vitriol. Fewer examples. After he left her, she wrote a series of vitriolic emails to him. He's never vitriolic. He never makes personal attacks.
Mean, nasty, and caustic as the worst acid, vitriolic words can hurt feelings, break hearts, and even lead to violence. Vitriolic is an adjective related to the noun vitriol — which means a metal sulphate.
If you describe someone's language or behaviour as vitriolic, you disapprove of it because it is full of bitterness and hate, and so causes a lot of distress and pain. [ disapproval ] There was a vicious and vitriolic attack on him in one of the Sunday newspapers two weeks ago.
of, relating to, or resembling vitriol. obtained from vitriol. very caustic; scathing: vitriolic criticism. Synonyms: bitter, acid. Antonyms: mild, bland. vitriolic. / ˌvɪtrɪˈɒlɪk / adjective. (of a substance, esp a strong acid) highly corrosive. severely bitter or caustic; virulent. vitriolic criticism.
Define vitriolic. vitriolic synonyms, vitriolic pronunciation, vitriolic translation, English dictionary definition of vitriolic. adj. 1. Of, similar to, or derived from a vitriol. 2. Bitterly scathing; caustic: vitriolic criticism. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English...
Definition of vitriolic adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
If you describe someone's language or behavior as vitriolic, you disapprove of it because it is full of bitterness and hate, and so causes a lot of distress and pain.
vitriol. noun [ U ] us / ˈvɪt.ri.əl / uk / ˈvɪt.ri.əl /. Add to word list. violent hate and anger expressed through severe criticism: He is a writer who has often been criticized by the press but never before with such vitriol. Synonyms. bile. invective formal.
