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caustic remark

n. witty language used to convey insults or scorn; "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"--Johathan Swift [syn: sarcasm, irony, satire]

Usage examples of "caustic remark".

This caustic remark demanded no reply, and in silence they continued down the lane.

To O'Brien's relief, the security chief refrained from any caustic remark.

Hitherto my forebears had only surfaced to make some brief and usually caustic remark before fading.

Armed to the teeth, no doubt, with another caustic remark, he thought.

John had been looking in the direction of Wopner's room, anticipating a caustic remark about what the dusty old antiquarian found fascinating.

Xris opened his mouth, shut it on what would have been a caustic remark.