[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

vitriolic \vit`riol"ic\, a. cf. f. vitriolique.
   1. chem. of or pertaining to vitriol; derived from, or
      resembling, vitriol; vitriolous; as, a vitriolic taste.
      cf. vitriol.
      1913 webster

   2. biting, bitter or caustic; having or expressing strong and
      unpleasantly negative feelings; -- of speech or feelings;
      the vitriolic denunciations of opponents by partisan
      columnists.
      pjc

   vitriolic acid old chem.,
      a sulphuric acid. see vitriol
      b . colloq.
          1913 webster
see also:
vitriol vitriolic acid 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

vitriolic
     adj 1: harsh or corrosive in tone; "an acerbic tone piercing
            otherwise flowery prose"; "a barrage of acid
            comments"; "her acrid remarks make her many enemies";
            "bitter words"; "blistering criticism"; "caustic jokes
            about political assassination, talk-show hosts and
            medical ethics"; "a sulfurous denunciation" syn: acerb,
             acerbic, acid, acrid, bitter, blistering, caustic,
             sulfurous, sulphurous, venomous, virulent
     2: of a substance, especially a strong acid; capable of
        destroying or eating away by chemical action syn: caustic,
         corrosive, erosive
see also:
acerb acerbic acid acrid bitter blistering 
caustic sulfurous sulphurous venomous virulent 
corrosive erosive 

[3] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

64 moby thesaurus words for "vitriolic":
   acerbic, acid, acidulous, acrid, acrimonious, antagonistic,
   antipathetic, asperous, astringent, belligerent, biting, bitter,
   caustic, clashing, colliding, conflicting, cutting, despiteful,
   double-edged, edged, envenomed, escharotic, fierce, full of hate,
   harsh, hateful, hostile, incisive, irritating, keen, malevolent,
   malicious, malignant, mordacious, mordant, nose-tickling,
   penetrating, piercing, piquant, poignant, pungent, quarrelsome,
   rancorous, repugnant, rigorous, rough, scathing, set against,
   severe, sharp, sore, sour, spiteful, stabbing, stinging, strident,
   stringent, tart, trenchant, vehement, venenate, venomous, violent,
   virulent

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