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How to sign: harsh or corrosive in tone
"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;
Similiar / Same: acid, blistering, caustic, sulfurous, sulphurous, vitriolic, acerb, acerbic, acrid, bitter, virulent
How to sign: extremely poisonous or injurious; producing venom
"venomous snakes"; "a virulent insect bite";
Similiar / Same: virulent, deadly
How to sign: marked by deep ill will; deliberately harmful
"a malevolent lie"; "poisonous hate...in his eyes"- Ernest Hemingway; "venomous criticism"; "vicious gossip";
