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1 causticity
kɔ:sˈtɪsɪtɪ сущ.
1) едкость, жгучесть;
способность разрушать органические ткани
2) сарказм, ядовитость, едкость) о языке и юморе) causticity of his tongue ≈ язвительность его языка Syn: mordancy, acidity, mordacity, vitriol едкость явзительность;
едкий, злой сарказм causticity едкость ~ язвительностьБольшой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > causticity
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2 causticity
[kɔː'stɪsətɪ]сущ.1) едкость, жгучесть; способность разрушать органические ткани2) сарказм, ядовитость, едкостьSyn:
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