mordacious

[ mawr-dey-shuh s ]
/ mɔrˈdeɪ ʃəs /
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adjective

biting or given to biting.
sharp or caustic in style, tone, etc.

Origin of mordacious

1640–50; < Latin mordāci- (stem of mordāx given to biting) + -ous

OTHER WORDS FROM mordacious

mor·da·cious·ly, adverb mor·dac·i·ty [mawr-das-i-tee] /mɔrˈdæs ɪ ti/, noun

Words nearby mordacious

morbus, morceau, morcellation, morcellation operation, morcha, mordacious, mordancy, mordant, mordant rouge, mordecai, mordent

Words related to mordacity

criticism, ridicule, acidity, acridity, sharpness, rancor, cynicism, put-down, wisecrack, contempt, cut, acrimony, irony, aspersion, satire, derision, invective, acerbity, superciliousness, scorn

Example sentences from the Web for mordacity

  • The facility of doggrel merely of itself could not have yielded the exuberance of his humour and the mordacity of his satire.

    Amenities of Literature |Isaac Disraeli

British Dictionary definitions for mordacity

mordacious
/ (mɔːˈdeɪʃəs) /

adjective

sarcastic, caustic, or biting

Derived forms of mordacious

mordaciously, adverb mordacity (mɔːˈdæsɪtɪ) or mordaciousness, noun

Word Origin for mordacious

C17: from Latin mordax, from mordēre to bite