caustically
advEtymology From caustic + -ally.
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In a caustic manner.
- As conformist and inarticulate as the other man vying for Lelaina's affections — her roommate Troy (Ethan Hawke), who slackerishly fronts a grunge band — is caustically rebellious, Michael can at least help her career.1994 February 24, Bob Strauss, “'Reality Bites' shows Generation X struggling in today's job market”, in St. Louis Post-Dispatch, volume 116, number 55, St. Louis, M.O.: Pulitzer, Inc., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 3G, column 1: