caustic

Day 49Level 2

KAH-stihk

burning

burning; causing corrosion

Part of Speech: adjective

Synonyms:

pungent, acerbic

Antonyms:

mild, soothing

Example Sentence:

Mr. Lesnar received caustic criticism for his remarks on news channels.

Related Words

friendly

EY-mee-uh-buh

pleasant, good-natured personal qualities; friendly; agreeable

inclination

bent

inclination

harsh-sounding

kuh-KOF-uh-nuhs

having a harsh or unpleasant sound

compress

kuhn-STRIKT

to compress or inhibit

open disregard

dih-FAHY-uhns

open disregard

sinfulness

dih-PRAAV-ih-tee

sinfulness, moral corruption