Cáustico in english
Caustic
pronunciation: kɑstɪk part of speech: adjective, noun
pronunciation: kɑstɪk part of speech: adjective, noun
In gestures
cáustico = scathing ; caustic ; vitriolic ; pungent.
Example: Fish is particularly scathing about reactionaries in the academic world who resort to a version of scaremongering about 'political correctness,' deconstruction, and other bogies.Example: While her characters are frequently intrinsic to theme and plot, her most caustic scenes deflate academic ambition and pretension.Example: This magazine had a particular interest in curious stories of libraries and bookmen, and was abundant in criticism both humorous and vitriolic.Example: The studies reported here addressed the question of whether the pungent element in chilies, capsaicin, suppresses taste and flavor intensity.more:
» en tono cáustico = scathingly .
Example: But the fact that nearly all of them refer to it, even if scathingly, suggests that it was more than just a passing fad.» sosa cáustica = caustic soda .
Example: Some success was achieved in 1851 by boiling straw in caustic soda and mixing it with rag stock, but the resulting paper was still of poor quality and was little used by printers.