Antonyms for caustic

Grammar : Adj

Spell : kaw-stik

Phonetic Transcription : ˈkɔ stɪk

Definition of caustic

Origin : c.1400, "burning, corrosive," from Latin causticus "burning, caustic," from Greek kaustikos "capable of burning; corrosive," from kaustos "combustible; burnt," verbal adjective from kaiein, the Greek word for "to burn" (transitive and intransitive) in all periods, of uncertain origin with no certain cognates outside Greek. Figurative sense of "sarcastic" is attested from 1771. As a noun, early 15c., from the adjective.

adj burning, corrosive
adj sarcastic

Example sentences :

It is--but the mention of her name is a caustic to the wounds of her heart.
Extract from : « Female Scripture Biographies, Vol. I » by Francis Augustus Cox

Sir Rowland flushed under that mocking glance and caustic tone.
Extract from : « Mistress Wilding » by Rafael Sabatini

It also gives off ammonia, when treated with caustic potash.
Extract from : « North American Medical and Surgical Journal, Vol. 2, No. 3, July, 1826 » by Various

The strong bases, like lye and caustic soda, are also called alkalies.
Extract from : « Common Science » by Carleton W. Washburne

Tonic, irritant, and caustic; dose internally, one to two drachms.
Extract from : « Cattle and Their Diseases » by Robert Jennings

It is a great advantage to have the caustic soda solution hot.
Extract from : « On Laboratory Arts » by Richard Threlfall

First prepared from indigo by means of caustic potash, found in coal, 1834.
Extract from : « Vegetable Dyes » by Ethel M. Mairet

Exsection or a caustic on the scar, even after the appearance of hydrophobia.
Extract from : « Zoonomia, Vol. II » by Erasmus Darwin

This is what Byles Gridley said; but he was apt to be caustic at times.
Extract from : « The Guardian Angel » by Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.

The modern spook is possessed not only of humor but of a caustic satire as well.
Extract from : « Humorous Ghost Stories » by Dorothy Scarborough

Synonyms for caustic

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