Offensive and Vitriolic

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Offensive adjective - Causing intense displeasure, disgust, or resentment.

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Vitriolic and offensive are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Vitriolic" instead an adjective "Offensive".

Nearby Words: offend, offence, offensively

Vitriolic adjective - Marked by harsh insulting language.

Usage example: braced himself for another vitriolic dressing-down by his perennially displeased father

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Offensive and vitriolic are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Offensive" instead an adjective "Vitriolic".

Nearby Word: vitriol

While Tyler, Earl, Jasper and even Hodgy's outputs are offensive and vitriolic, they're pretty down-to-earth people in street clothes and have good senses of humour.

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