vitriolic

adjective

Definition of vitriolicnext
as in abusive
marked by harsh insulting language braced himself for another vitriolic dressing-down by his perennially displeased father

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vitriolic
  1. abusive
  2. insulting
  3. outrageous
  4. vituperative
  5. invective
  6. obscene
Adjective
  • The industries have thrived on placing us in abusive power dynamics.
    Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 22 Nov. 2024
  • Domestic violence can make Native Americans vulnerable to repeating abusive dynamics and can also play into human trafficking, victimization by outsiders and what psychologists describe as generational trauma as a result of centuries of war and abuse.
    Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
Definition of abusive
Adjective
  • Joe Biden denounced offensive jokes that podcast host Tony Hinchcliffe made about Puerto Rico during Donald Trump’s Madison Square Garden rally over the weekend, but the president also made a comment some prominent Republicans quickly called insulting to the former president's supporters.
    Karissa Waddick, USA TODAY, 30 Oct. 2024
  • No matter, the response was swift and harsh from the often insulting and foul-mouthed Trump and other Republicans.
    Dominic Patten, Deadline, 30 Oct. 2024
Definition of insulting
Adjective
  • The former frontman of Possum Dixon will be performing at the festival but is somehow not the most outrageous act on the bill.
    Jim Ruland, Los Angeles Times, 21 Nov. 2024
  • For the man who has it all, here are my favorite outrageous holiday gifts, along with a few practical must-haves.
    Jim Dobson, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
Definition of outrageous
Adjective
  • Trump’s vituperative persona, his enmity toward multilateralism, and his extreme policy agenda could easily sink the United States’ prospects for meaningful leadership of the G-20.
    Leslie Vinjamuri, Foreign Affairs, 15 Nov. 2024
  • Unlike Rhoades, a vituperative colossus, however, Williams brings a steely determination and a Joe Friday, just-the-facts mien to his lawyering in the court of public opinion.
    Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of vituperative
Adjective
  • For those trying to come to terms with a particularly tumultuous election year full of deep divisions, ideological invective and personal insults, guidance can come from a historical figure whose insights into American politics still prove useful.
    Steven Watts, The Conversation, 23 Sep. 2024
  • But a showdown between Biden and Trump in the 2020 election proved off-putting, with Trump refusing to stay quiet when his opponent talked and both candidates hurling invective at their opponent.
    Brian Steinberg, Variety, 1 Aug. 2024
Definition of invective
Adjective
  • The planet continuing to tilt is because humans are pumping and moving an obscene amount of groundwater across the planet and redistributing it, according to the study's press release.
    Julia Gomez, USA TODAY, 25 Nov. 2024
  • The withdrawal of Matt Gaetz’ nomination to be Attorney General — the equivalent of an obscene gesture toward the Senate – suggests that some preservation instincts of co-exist along with doubts as to the strength of its backbone.
    Arthur House, Hartford Courant, 22 Nov. 2024
Definition of obscene
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