vitriolic
adjEtymology
From vitriol + -ic; or from French vitriolique (cognate with Italian vetriolico, Portuguese vitriolico, Spanish vitriólico).
- derived from vitriolique
Definitions
Of or pertaining to vitriol
Of or pertaining to vitriol; derived from or resembling vitriol.
- a vitriolic taste
- No one, who uſes his Senses, can possibly doubt, but there is ſomewhat of a vitriolic Nature found in Mineral Waters: for not only the Taſte, but the Sight confirms it, by their turning inky with Galls, &c.
Bitterly scathing, caustic.
- vitriolic criticism
- You vitriolic, patriotic, slam fight, bright light / Feeling pretty psyched
The neighborhood
- neighborvitreous
- neighborsulfuric acid
- neighborsulphuric acid
Derived
Vish — recursive loop
A definitional loop anchored at vitriolic. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.
A definitional loop anchored at vitriolic. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.
7 hops · closes at vitriolic
curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA