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causticly

causticly is the archaic form of caustically.

Meaning of caustically

Adverb

caustically (comparative more caustically, superlative most caustically)

  1. In a caustic manner.
    • As conformist and inarticulate as the other man vying for Lelaina's affections — her roommate Troy (Ethan Hawke), who slackerishly fronts a grunge band — is caustically rebellious, Michael can at least help her career.1994 February 24, Bob Strauss, “'Reality Bites' shows Generation X struggling in today's job market”, in St. Louis Post-Dispatch, volume 116, number 55, St. Louis, M.O.: Pulitzer, Inc., →ISSN, →OCLC...

Forms of causticly

comparativemore causticly
superlativemost causticly

Questions about causticly

What is causticly the archaic form of?
Causticly is the archaic form of caustically.

Words near causticly in the dictionary

  1. causticizers
  2. causticizes
  3. causticizing
  4. caustick
  5. causticks
  6. causticly
  7. causticness
  8. caustics
  9. Causticum
  10. caustification
  11. caustobiolith

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Adapted from Wiktionary: causticly (page history and authors); caustically (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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