Vituperative vs Vitriolic - What's the difference?
vituperative | vitriolic |
marked by harsh, spoken, or written abuse; abusive, often with ranting or railing
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of, derived from, or similar to a vitriol
bitterly scathing; caustic: vitriolic criticism
(chemistry): Of or pertaining to vitriol; derived from, or resembling, vitriol; vitriolous; as, a vitriolic taste.
Vitriolic is a synonym of vituperative.
As adjectives the difference between vituperative and vitriolic
is that vituperative is marked by harsh, spoken, or written abuse; abusive, often with ranting or railing while vitriolic is of, derived from, or similar to a vitriol.vituperative
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- Vituperative appellations derived from their real or supposed ill qualities.
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- The injunction also became a pretext for yet another round of Vituperative cant from Idaho's reactionary congressional delegation against provoking folks like hippie Roselle.[http://www.counterpunch.org/stclair10302009.html]