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    mordacious
    /mɔːˈdeɪʃəs/

    adjective

    • 1. denoting or using biting sarcasm or invective.
    • 2. (of a person or animal) given to biting.

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishMORDACIOUS | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    MORDACIOUS | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary. Meaning of mordacious in English. mordacious. adjective. formal uk / mɔːˈdeɪ.ʃəs / us / mɔːrˈdeɪ.ʃəs / Add to word list. expressing severe criticism of someone. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Disapproving & criticizing. anathematize. animadversion. aspersion. aw. backbite. barrel.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › mordaciousMordacious Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of MORDACIOUS is biting or given to biting. How to use mordacious in a sentence.

  4. en.m.wiktionary.org › wiki › mordaciousmordacious - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    May 27, 2023 · mordacious (comparative more mordacious, superlative most mordacious) Biting, causing a physical bite or sting; corrosive; sharp or caustic in style or tone. Prone to biting, aggressive (of an animal etc.).

  5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › mordaciousMordacious - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Definitions of mordacious. adjective. biting or given to biting. “they deliberately gave me a skittish and mordacious mount”. synonyms: dangerous, unsafe. involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm. adjective. capable of wounding.

  6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishMORDACIOUS definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    noun. Word origin. < L mordax (gen. mordacis), biting < base of mordere, to bite: see mordant & -ous. mordacious in American English. (mɔrˈdeiʃəs) adjective. 1. biting or given to biting. 2. sharp or caustic in style, tone, etc. Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC.

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    Mordacious definition: biting or given to biting.. See examples of MORDACIOUS used in a sentence.

  8. www.thefreedictionary.com › mordaciousMordacious - definition of mordacious by The Free Dictionary

    mordacious - capable of wounding; "a barbed compliment"; "a biting aphorism"; "pungent satire". barbed, biting, nipping, pungent. sarcastic - expressing or expressive of ridicule that wounds. 2. mordacious - biting or given to biting; "they deliberately gave me a skittish and mordacious mount".

  9. www.wordsmyth.netDefinition of MORDACIOUS

    The meaning of mordacious. Definition of mordacious. English dictionary and integrated thesaurus for learners, writers, teachers, and students with advanced, intermediate, and beginner levels.

  10. www.yourdictionary.com › mordaciousMordacious Definition & Meaning - YourDictionary

    adjective. Given to biting; biting. American Heritage. Similar definitions. Biting, sharp, acrid, or caustic. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Synonyms: barbed. biting. pungent. nipping. scathing. vitriolic. truculent. trenchant. stinging. slashing. sharp. mordant. cutting. corrosive. caustic. Origin of Mordacious.

  11. www.oed.com › dictionary › mordacious_adjmordacious, adj. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English ...

    The earliest known use of the adjective mordacious is in the mid 1600s. OED's earliest evidence for mordacious is from 1648, in the writing of Thomas Blount, antiquary and lexicographer. mordacious is a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element.