Vitriolic
Vitriolic adjective - Marked by harsh insulting language.
Usage example: braced himself for another vitriolic dressing-down by his perennially displeased father
Vituperatory and vitriolic are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Vituperatory" instead an adjective "Vitriolic".
Nearby Word: vitriol
Vituperatory
Vituperatory adjective - Marked by harsh insulting language.
Usage example: the kind of vituperatory speeches that are designed to rouse the rank-and-file at political conventions
Vitriolic and vituperatory are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Vitriolic" instead an adjective "Vituperatory".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- vulgar and vitriolic
- vulgar and vituperatory
- offensive and vitriolic
- offensive and vituperatory
- hateful and vitriolic
- hateful and vituperatory
- opprobrious and vitriolic
- opprobrious and vituperatory
- insulting and vitriolic
- insulting and vituperatory
- scornful and vitriolic
- scornful and vituperatory
- contemptuous and vitriolic
- contemptuous and vituperatory
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