[adjective] harsh or corrosive in tone; "an acerbic tone piercing otherwise flowery prose"; "a barrage of acid comments"; "her acrid remarks make her many enemies"; "bitter words"; "blistering criticism"; "caustic jokes about political assassination, talk-show hosts and medical ethics"; "a sulfurous denunciation" Synonyms:acerb, acerbic, acid, acrid, bitter, caustic, sulfurous, sulphurous, venomous, virulent, vitriolic
[adjective] hot enough to raise (or as if to raise) blisters; "blistering sun" Synonyms:blistery
[adjective] very fast; "a blistering pace"; "got off to a hot start"; "in hot pursuit"; "a red-hot line drive" Synonyms:hot, red-hot
[adjective] marked by harshly abusive criticism; "his scathing remarks about silly lady novelists"; "her vituperative railing" Synonyms:scathing, scalding, vituperative
