CAUSTIC REMARK
Dictionary entry overview: What does caustic remark mean? • CAUSTIC REMARK (noun)
The noun CAUSTIC REMARK has 1 sense:
1. witty language used to convey insults or scorn
Familiarity information: CAUSTIC REMARK used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• CAUSTIC REMARK (noun)
Meaning:
Witty language used to convey insults or scorn
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
caustic remark; irony; sarcasm; satire
Context examples:
he used sarcasm to upset his opponent / irony is wasted on the stupid / Satire is a sort of glass, wherein beholders do generally discover everybody's face but their own
Hypernyms ("caustic remark" is a kind of...):
humor; humour; wit; witticism; wittiness (a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter)
Attribute:
sarcastic (expressing or expressive of ridicule that wounds)
unsarcastic (not sarcastic)
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