What is the meaning of vitriolic?

Harsh or corrosive in tone.
- usage: "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"
- synonyms: acerb, acerbic, acid, acrid, bitter, blistering, caustic, sulfurous, sulphurous, virulent
Of a substance, especially a strong acid; capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action.
- synonyms: caustic, corrosive, erosive, mordant

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