vitriolically
adverb
uk/ˌvɪt.riˈɒl.ɪ.kəl.i/us/ˌvɪt.riˈɑː.lɪ.kəl.i/in a way that isfullofviolenthateandanger:
Heshoutedvitriolically at me fornearly15minutes.
Thesepeopleare vitriolicallylashingout against anything thatresemblesprogress.
See
vitriol
- Thepartyhas been vitriolicallyopposedto the newtax.
- Somecommentsare vitriolicallycriticalof the newguidelines.
- He wascriticizedvitriolically during the 1924Olympicsforhiringaprofessionalcoach.
Critical & uncomplimentary
- acidulous
- astringency
- astringently
- barbed
- be all very wellidiom
- censorious
- deprecating
- derogatory
- disapproving
- pejorative
- pointed
- pointedly
- self-criticism
- self-damning
- shade
- snark
- snidely
- snideness
- tar
- throw shadeidiom