Definition of "vitriolic" []

• Of, similar to, or derived from a vitriol. (adjective)
• Bitterly scathing; caustic: vitriolic criticism. (adjective)

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• "I think "vitriolic" is the exact language she uses."
• "So why do you feel you aren’t a bigot, being that you find the term vitriolic and ad hominem, and how do you feel that it isn’t bigotry that is at the core of these issues?"
• "Feeding fear and hate and engaging in vitriolic attacks against the character of the Democratic Party leadership just isn't the way to go from here."