vitriolic

A bottle of 96% sulfuric acid, formerly known as vitriol or vitriolic acid

Meaning

Adjective

Of or pertaining to vitriol; derived from or resembling vitriol.
Bitterly scathing, caustic.

Origin

From vitriol + -ic; or from French vitriolique (cognate with Italian vetriolico, Portuguese vitriolico, Spanish vitriolico).

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