caustic
🇺🇸
/ˈkɔːstɪk/
🇬🇧
/ˈkɔːstɪk/
adjective
R
able to burn or destroy by a chemical process
The lab worker used a highly caustic solution to clean the glass.
R
sharply critical or sarcastic
The comedian's caustic humor left the audience in stitches.
translation
able to burn or destroy by a chemical process; sharply critical or sarcastic