Key: "S:" = Show Synset (semantic) relations, "W:" = Show Word (lexical) relations
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Adjective
S: (adj) acerb, acerbic, acid, acrid, bitter, blistering, caustic, sulfurous, sulphurous, virulent, vitriolic (harsh or corrosive in tone) "an acerbic tone piercing otherwise flowery prose"; "a barrage of acid comments"; "her acrid remarks make her many enemies"; "bitter words"; "blistering criticism"; "caustic jokes about political assassination, talk-show hosts and medical ethics"; "a sulfurous denunciation"; "a vitriolic critique"
S: (adj) caustic, corrosive, erosive, vitriolic, mordant (of a substance, especially a strong acid; capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action)