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Meanings of vitriol in inglés

portugués
acido sulfurico
catalán
àcid sulfúric
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A highly corrosive acid made from sulfur dioxide; widely used in the chemical industry.

        acido sulfurico
        portugués
        invectiva
        catalán
        vituperi

        Abusive or venomous language used to express blame or censure or bitter deep-seated ill will.

              invectiva
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              Examples for "invective"
              Examples for "invective"
              1
              The article attacked the Grand Duke and the Court with low invective.
              Jean-Christophe, Volume I
              2
              In the latter, a wicked woman is denounced with the wildest invective.
              The Book of Delight and Other Papers
              3
              Strickland employed not the rapier of sarcasm but the bludgeon of invective.
              The Moon and Sixpence
              4
              Things only really got going when he burst into invective and profanity.
              The Guardian
              5
              He was terrible in invective, matchless at repartee, and insensible to fear.
              The Abolitionists / Together With Personal Memories Of The Strug...
              1
              But she finally succumbs under the influence of the following refined vituperation:-
              Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 56, Number 347, September...
              2
              The literary rancor shown rose to the dignity almost of theological vituperation.
              Fashions in Literature
              3
              She had not looked for any such grave result from her vituperation.
              Unleavened Bread
              4
              His vituperation of the author and his book is coarse and unmeasured.
              The Life of John Bunyan
              5
              No; but studied exclusion from notice, or sophistical evasions and insulting vituperation.
              The Destiny of the Soul: A Critical History of the Doctrine of a...
              Usage of vitriol in inglés
              1
              First of all, I was really surprised by the level of vitriol.
              Wired
              2
              Solution of salt and of blue vitriol in the matter of heat.
              The Botanic Garden / A Poem in Two Parts. Part 1: the Economy of...
              3
              Councillors, think and keep your vitriol and language to a decent level.
              BBC
              4
              Could this vitriol eventually be responsible for a Zimbabwe-style turn of events?
              The South African
              5
              I warn you fairly: you will find me vitriol in the house.
              The Master of Ballantrae: A Winter's Tale
              6
              Yet the vitriol Carruthers received demonstrates that online shaming isn't always altruistic.
              The Guardian
              7
              Should the Catholic Church be the only target for the media vitriol?
              The Irish Times
              8
              This man is frightfully ugly; his face has been burned with vitriol.
              Mysteries of Paris — Volume 03
              9
              Had it been vitriol I had been too weak to refuse it.
              The Fool Errant / Being the Memoirs of Francis-Anthony Strelley,...
              10
              That was afore I found out that the whisky was solid vitriol.
              The Firm of Girdlestone
              11
              I wasn't prepared for that tidal wave of vitriol crashing over me.
              Ebony
              12
              They targeted him with their vitriol and they hoped he would react.
              The Irish Times
              13
              There's no vitriol or whinging or fuming in here, just the facts.
              The Irish Times
              14
              We know the fiery vitriol that's thrown at those who speak up.
              Ebony
              15
              My latest tipple is oil of vitriol with a dash of strychnine.
              Will Warburton
              16
              Blinded for life while trying to warn me of a vitriol attack.
              Swirling Waters
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              Vitriol across language varieties
              United Kingdom
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