caustic

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Lyrical saint Nick Cave was more caustic — notoriously so — when he shared how he felt about these boys of California’s endless summer.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026

Okrent portrays Sondheim as witty and endearing, but also poorly groomed, remote, caustic, quick to anger — and, mostly, quick to forgive.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026

At this point, you just don’t like each other, which makes communication feel even more caustic.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 27, 2026

These aren’t your warm and fuzzy bubbes; these are women of the world, and their observations of one another and society can be caustic.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 19, 2025

The caustic chemicals of fear continued to surge in their brains and in their guts.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown