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mordacious
[ mawr-dey-shuhs ]
adjective
- biting or given to biting.
- sharp or caustic in style, tone, etc.
mordacious
/ mɔːˈdæsɪtɪ; mɔːˈdeɪʃəs /
adjective
- sarcastic, caustic, or biting
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Derived Forms
- morˈdaciously, adverb
- mordacity, noun
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Other Words From
- mor·dacious·ly adverb
- mor·dac·i·ty [mawr-, das, -i-tee], noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of mordacious1
1640–50; < Latin mordāci- (stem of mordāx given to biting) + -ous
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Word History and Origins
Origin of mordacious1
C17: from Latin mordax, from mordēre to bite
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Example Sentences
Warton contents himself with what he calls “a sensible criticism,” taken from Harrison, a Protestant minister, and one of the partners of Holinshed’s Chronicle; it is as mordacious as a periodical criticism.
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Hard, mordacious, no man's friend … that was the David Drennen who at P�re Marquette's f�te sought any quarrel to which he might lay his hands.
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Unable longer to endure the lash of his mordacious wit, Shaynon turned and left them alone on the balcony.
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