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What (who) is mordacious - definition


mordacious      
a.
1.
Biting.
2.
Biting, pungent, stinging, cutting, sharp, mordant, acrid, mordicant.
3.
Poignant, caustic, sarcastic, satirical, severe, scathing.
Mordacious      
·adj Biting; given to biting; hence, figuratively, sarcastic; severe; scathing.
mordacious      
[m?:'de???s]
¦ adjective formal
1. bitingly sarcastic or abusive.
2. given to biting.
Derivatives
mordacity noun
Origin
C17: from L. mordax, mordac- 'biting' + -ious.