'vitriol' in a sentence
Learn how to use 'vitriol' with 2 example sentences.
- vitriol noun
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: (H2SO4) a highly corrosive acid made from sulfur dioxide; widely used in the chemical industry
: abusive or venomous language used to express blame or censure or bitter deep-seated ill will
- vitriol verb
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: expose to the effects of vitriol or injure with vitriol
: subject to bitter verbal abuse
Sulfuric acid was once known as "oil of vitriol."
I heard more vitriol in the debate than reasoned argument.