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vitriolic
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Vitriolic \Vit`ri*ol"ic\, a. [Cf. F. vitriolique.]
1. (Chem.) Of or pertaining to vitriol; derived from, or
resembling, vitriol; vitriolous; as, a vitriolic taste.
Cf. Vitriol.
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2. Biting, bitter or caustic; having or expressing strong and
unpleasantly negative feelings; -- of speech or feelings;
the vitriolic denunciations of opponents by partisan
columnists.
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Vitriolic acid (Old Chem.),
(a) sulphuric acid. See Vitriol
(b) . [Colloq.]
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