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Able to burn or corrode organic tissue by chemical action

Sarcastic in a scathing and bitter way

Hostile, rude or contemptuous in nature

Contemptuously ridiculing or mocking someone or something

Rather rude, curt or abrupt in speech or manner

Feeling, or causing, (typically slight or stinging) pain

Of, or relating to an alkali, one of a class of caustic bases

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Able to burn or corrode organic tissue by chemical action

“The list includes sodium hydroxide and potassium hydroxide, caustic chemicals that will rip the skin off your fingers and the lining from the throat.”

Adjective

Sarcastic in a scathing and bitter way

tongue-in-cheek

evil-intentioned

extremely critical

uncomplimentary

passive-aggressive

rubbing the wrong way

highly effective

dripping with malice

accidentally on purpose

quietly humorous

with chip on shoulder

with a chip on your shoulder

unfavourable^UK

disadvantageous

counterproductive

confrontational

uncompassionate

ill-humoured^UK

dishonorable^US

dishonourable^UK

environmentally unfriendly

life-threatening

unsportsmanlike

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“She's really quite funny, in a bitter, caustic kind of way.”

Adjective

Razor-sharp

Adjective

Hostile, rude or contemptuous in nature

confrontational

ill-humoured^UK

rubbing the wrong way

on a short fuse

spoiling for a fight

evil-intentioned

passive-aggressive

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Contemptuously ridiculing or mocking someone or something

extremely critical

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Rather rude, curt or abrupt in speech or manner

not afraid to call a spade a spade

pulling no punches

straight from the shoulder

not beating about the bush

not mincing one's words

calling a spade a spade

speaking one's mind

ill-humoured^UK

uncomplimentary

unsophisticated

like a bear with a sore head

speaking as one finds

having short fuse

hot under collar

having got out of bed on the wrong side

hot under the collar

as cross as two sticks

on a short fuse

having got out of bed the wrong side

easily offended

near the knuckle

close to the bone

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Feeling, or causing, (typically slight or stinging) pain

feeling uncomfortable

giving someone gyp

giving someone trouble

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Adjective

Of, or relating to an alkali, one of a class of caustic bases

neutralising^UK

neutralizing^US

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