vitriolic

adj 1: 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 and

medical ethics"; "a sulfurous denunciation" [syn: {acerb},

{acerbic}, {acid}, {acrid}, {bitter}, {blistering}, {caustic},

{sulfurous}, {sulphurous}, {venomous}, {virulent}]

2: of a substance, especially a strong acid; capable of

destroying or eating away by chemical action [syn: {caustic},

{corrosive}, {erosive}]