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  • adverb In a vitriolic manner.

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  • adverb in a caustic vitriolic manner

Etymologies

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vitriolic +‎ -ally

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Examples

  • When Clinton was impeached, she was suddenly vitriolically opposed to Clinton and her activism was to protect women from him and his alleged pro prostitution allies.

    Donna Hughes and the anti rights activists victory in Rhode Island « Bound, Not Gagged 2009

  • This becomes obvious when that which is "abnormal" invokes a conditioned disgust response, an affect of pre-rational revulsion, the sort of profound and unconsidered (perhaps unconsiderable) abhorrence that leads to the action being vitriolically condemned as an "abomination".

    Archive 2009-08-01 Hal Duncan 2009

  • This becomes obvious when that which is "abnormal" invokes a conditioned disgust response, an affect of pre-rational revulsion, the sort of profound and unconsidered (perhaps unconsiderable) abhorrence that leads to the action being vitriolically condemned as an "abomination".

    An Open Letter to John C. Wright Hal Duncan 2009

  • It's not what I prefer, it's a military precision model of governance (as well as bringing up team sports,) but some argue quite vitriolically (netroots especially) that that's the way you have to do it to accomplish things.

    Obama Surrounding Himself With Proponents Of "Soft Power"? 2009

  • One of the artists is Jamie Reid who "designed 90% of the Sex Pistols LP and poster imagery" as he so vitriolically and justifiably pointed out in comments to a punk action slideshow post at PCL Link Dump ha-HA!

    Archive 2009-02-01 baikinange 2009

  • I've seen President Bush when I was serving him be attacked vitriolically by people.

    CNN Transcript Sep 13, 2009 2009

  • Be prepared for the updated, vitriolically enhanced 2008 version.

    Menachem Rosensaft: Memo to American Jews: Listen to Ed Koch and Vote for Barack Obama 2008

  • He vitriolically campaigns against earmarks; earmarks provide funding for local infrastructure projects such as schools, highway improvements and yes, even bridges!

    Communist Obama Waffles 2008

  • Sanders says what needs to be vitriolically said, and leaves no room for apologies.

    Democratic Candidate for Ohio, Charles Sanders, Has No "Intellectual Confusion!" 2006

  • The stalker reacted to this news by making a police complaint against me, and blogging vitriolically, sending sneering or angry anonymous/psedonymous comments wherever I post, leaving anonymous comments supportive of herself on her blog, and rather bizarrely, accusing me of everything that she's been up to herself.

    Archive 2006-06-01 Rachel 2006

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