vitriol

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The only group that exceeds the Squealers in my vitriol are the Dukies ( "Pukies" fits just fine and "Dukie" Vitel will be joining Kook and Irsay in my idle musings).

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  1. noun See sulfuric acid.
  2. noun Any of various sulfates of metals, such as ferrous sulfate, zinc sulfate, or copper sulfate.
  3. noun Bitterly abusive feeling or expression.

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  • Lime, vitriol, and all sorts of stinking stuff I have begged from the manufacturers for all my twenty-five villages. —  Letters of Anton Chekhov
  • The only group that exceeds the Squealers in my vitriol are the Dukies ( "Pukies" fits just fine and "Dukie" Vitel will be joining Kook and Irsay in my idle musings). —  Blog updates
  • Needless to say, I'm not one of The Rich that all of this vitriol is aimed at, but the thought occurs to me that if I keep this new attitude up I might become one some day … at which point I can look forward to paying enough to cover the half of the country that pays nothing, and have my charitable efficiency rated by Mr. Berg. —  Latest Articles
  • The term vitriol is also an acronym for "Visita Interiora Terrae Rectificando Invenies Occultum Lapidem Visit the interior of the earth, and by rectifying you will find the hidden stone." —  HogwartsProfessor.com
  • You don't suppose that hidden beneath all the vitriol is a secret admirer?
 

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  1. Middle English, from Old French, from Medieval Latin vitriolum, from Late Latin vitreolum, neuter of vitreolus, of glass, from Latin vitreus; see vitreous.
 

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