caustically
adverb uk/ˈkɔː.stɪ.kəl.i/ us/ˈkɑː.stɪ.kəl.i/
(话语或说话方式)刻薄的,尖刻的,挖苦的
in a way that is hurtful, critical, or intentionally unkind
The longer the project dragged on, the more caustically his father condemned it. 这个项目拖得越久,他父亲就越严厉地谴责它。
“Oh, this mess just gets better and better,” he commented caustically. “嗯,这个烂摊子越来越有起色了,”他刻薄地评论道。
See: caustic
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- In his writing, he combined a caustically cruel eye with overflowing sentiment.
- The musical delivers many caustically comic zingers.
- Two officials joked caustically about the attorney, calling her "sad" and saying her record was "hideous".