vitriol• They are women the age of grandmothers, gray-haired and with quaveringvoices, but whose remarks are full of vitriol.• As the morning wore on the level of vitriolrose.• Townshend was said to be quietly delighted to still inspire such vitriol.• We write vitriol about each other in our newspapers.
Originvitriol
(1300-1400)Old FrenchLate Latinvitreolum, from vitreolus“glassy”, from Latinvitrum; → VITREOUS