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caustic: any chemical substance that burns or destroys living tissue; of a substance, especially a strong acid; capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action

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cauterant collapse

radium collapse: an intensely radioactive metallic element that occurs in minute amounts in uranium ores

sardonic collapse: disdainfully or ironically humorous; scornful and mocking; "his rebellion is the bitter, sardonic laughter of all great satirists"- Frank Schoenberner; "a wry pleasure to be...reminded of all that one is missing"- Irwin Edman

hyperbola collapse: an open curve formed by a plane that cuts the base of a right circular cone

parabola collapse: a plane curve formed by the intersection of a right circular cone and a plane parallel to an element of the curve

ellipse collapse: a closed plane curve resulting from the intersection of a circular cone and a plane cutting completely through it; "the sums of the distances from the foci to any point on an ellipse is constant"

satirical collapse: exposing human folly to ridicule; "a persistent campaign of mockery by the satirical fortnightly magazine"

nose tickling collapse

slanderer collapse

disparager collapse

debunker collapse

mudslinger collapse

rankled collapse

catenary collapse: the curve theoretically assumed by a perfectly flexible and inextensible cord of uniform density and cross section hanging freely from two fixed points

despiteful collapse: showing malicious ill will and a desire to hurt; motivated by spite; "a despiteful fiend"; "a truly spiteful child"; "a vindictive man will look for occasions for resentment"

short-tempered collapse

mordant collapse: a substance used to treat leather or other materials before dyeing; aids in dyeing process

corrosive collapse: a substance having the tendency to cause corrosion (such a strong acids or alkali)

cynical collapse: believing the worst of human nature and motives; having a sneering disbelief in e.g. selflessness of others

cutting remark collapse

double edged collapse

sarcastic collapse: expressing or expressive of ridicule that wounds

cynic collapse: someone who is critical of the motives of others; a member of a group of ancient Greek philosophers who advocated the doctrine that virtue is the only good and that the essence of virtue is self-control

muckraker collapse: one who spreads real or alleged scandal about another (usually for political advantage)

sinus collapse: any of various air-filled cavities especially in the bones of the skull

malicious collapse: having the nature of or resulting from malice; "malicious gossip"; "took malicious pleasure in...watching me wince"- Rudyard Kipling

scathing collapse: marked by harshly abusive criticism; "his scathing remarks about silly lady novelists"; "her vituperative railing"

festoon collapse: flower chains suspended in loops between points; an embellishment consisting of a decorative representation of a string of flowers suspended between two points; used on pottery or in architectural work; a curtain of fabric draped and bound at intervals to form graceful loops; decorate with strings of flowers; "The public buildings were festooned for the holiday"

rancorous collapse: showing deep-seated resentment; "preserve...from rancourous envy of the rich"- Aldous Huxley

stringent collapse

out of sorts collapse

knocker collapse: a device (usually metal and ornamental) attached by a hinge to a door; a person who knocks (as seeking to gain admittance); "open the door and see who the knocker is"; (Yiddish) a big shot who knows it and acts that way; a boastful immoderate person

Rabelaisian collapse: of or relating to or characteristic of Francois Rabelais or his works; "Rabelaisian characters"

acidulous collapse

vitriolic collapse

out of humor collapse

choleric collapse: characterized by anger; "a choleric outburst"; "an irascible response"; quickly aroused to anger; "a hotheaded commander"; easily moved to anger; "men of the choleric type take to kicking and smashing"- H.G.Wells

acrimonious collapse: marked by strong resentment or cynicism; "an acrimonious dispute"; "bitter about the divorce"

irritating collapse: causing physical discomfort; "bites of black flies are more than irritating; they can be very painful"; (used of physical stimuli) serving to stimulate or excite; "an irritative agent"

spiteful collapse

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