causticity

Example Sentences

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A perfect match for the general causticity of the screenplay by Brooks, MacLaine and Winger were far from typical Hollywood stars.

From Slate • May 4, 2021

Mr. Yankovic seemed somewhat chagrined by this incident one month later and said any causticity in his blog post came from fear that his work on “Perform This Way” would be wasted.

From New York Times • Jun. 9, 2011

It is colored with the lyric causticity of the Brecht-Weill collaborations.

From Time Magazine Archive

I know it will be all sense for the church, and all causticity for schism.

From Shirley by Brontë, Charlotte

Whatever be the form or name under which the carbonate of soda is sold, it must be free from hydrate of soda, i.e. caustic soda, or, as it is also termed, "causticity."

From The Chemistry of Hat Manufacturing Lectures Delivered Before the Hat Manufacturers' Association by Shonk, Albert