caustically
In biting fashion
In a manner that is bitingly sarcastic or harshly critical.
Caustic remarks burn like the corrosive substances the word originally described: She caustically observed that his "help" had only made things worse.
The word suggests wit sharpened to wound.
With mocking insincerity
- ironicallyWith opposite meaning intended
- mockinglyIn a ridiculing manner
- sardonicGrimly mocking
- satiricallyWith mocking wit
witty · dry · tongue-in-cheek · facetiously · droll · snarkily · sneering · taunting
In severe manner
- scathinglyIn a severely critical way
- vitriolicHarshly bitter and corrosive
- incisivelyWith sharp clarity
- trenchantlyIn incisive manner
piercingly · stingingly · cuttingly · sharply · mercilessly · brutally · unsparing · bluntly
With arrogant dismissal
- scornfullyWith sneering contempt
- contemptuouslyWith scorn or derision
- sneeringlyWith mocking disdain
- derisivelyIn a mocking manner
dismissively · disparagingly · insultingly · condescendingly · haughtily · superciliously · patronizingly · arrogantly
In eroding manner
- acidicBelow neutral pH
- alkalineHaving high pH
- etchingAcid-incised metal print
- burningCombustion in progress
dissolving · reactive · lye · sodium hydroxide · potassium hydroxide · erosive · oxidizing · bleaching
sarcastically
With mocking insincerity
- ironicallyWith opposite meaning intended
- mockinglyIn a ridiculing manner
- sardonicGrimly mocking
satirically · witty · dry · tongue-in-cheek · facetiously · droll · snarkily · sneering · taunting · derisively
harshly
In severe manner
- scathinglyIn a severely critical way
- vitriolicHarshly bitter and corrosive
- incisivelyWith sharp clarity
trenchantly · piercingly · stingingly · cuttingly · sharply · mercilessly · brutally · unsparing · bluntly · pointedly
disdainfully
With arrogant dismissal
- scornfullyWith sneering contempt
- contemptuouslyWith scorn or derision
- sneeringlyWith mocking disdain
derisively · dismissively · disparagingly · insultingly · condescendingly · haughtily · superciliously · patronizingly · arrogantly · witheringly
corrosively
In eroding manner
burning · dissolving · reactive · lye · sodium hydroxide · potassium hydroxide · erosive · oxidizing · bleaching · searing