Caustic and Mean

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Caustic adjective - Marked by the use of wit that is intended to cause hurt feelings.

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Mean and caustic are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Mean" instead an adjective "Caustic".

Nearby Words: causticity, caustically

Mean adjective - Having or showing a desire to cause someone pain or suffering for the sheer enjoyment of it.

Usage example: a mean, embittered old woman who wanted company for her misery

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Caustic and mean are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Caustic" instead an adjective "Mean".

Nearby Words: means, meaning, meanness, meant, meanly

The unnamed debt-collector narrator of most of the "Cyclops" episode in James Joyce's Ulysses is one of the most caustic and mean-minded snarkers ever written.

Source: Deadpan Snarker / Literature
She is mean-spirited, petty, caustic and was even branded the "Step-monster" by her stepdaughter Lulu.

Source: Jerk With A Heart Of Gold / Live-Action TV
The Mean Brit is a Caustic Critic who gives immediate feedback in a competition setting, even if you're ten years old and your eyes shine with hope.

Source: Caustic Critic

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