mordacious
11mordacious — a. 1. Biting. 2. Biting, pungent, stinging, cutting, sharp, mordant, acrid, mordicant. 3. Poignant, caustic, sarcastic, satirical, severe, scathing …
12mordacious — adj mordant, caustic, acrimonious, bitter, acrid, acidulous, acid, pungent; penetrating, piercing, stinging, nipping, biting. See mordant …
13mordacious — mor·da·cious …
14mordacious — mor•da•cious [[t]mɔrˈdeɪ ʃəs[/t]] adj. 1) biting or given to biting 2) sharp or caustic in style, tone, etc • Etymology: 1640–50; < L mordāci (s. of mordāx given to biting, der. ofmordēreto bite) + ous mor•da′cious•ly, adv. mor•dac′i•ty ˈdæs ɪ …
15mordacious — /mɔˈdeɪʃəs/ (say maw dayshuhs) adjective biting; given to biting. {Latin mordācitas power of biting + ous} –mordaciously, adverb –mordacity /mɔˈdæsəti/ (say maw dasuhtee), noun …
16mordacious — a. tending to bite; caustic, sarcastic. ♦ mordacity, n …
17Mordaciously — Mordacious Mor*da cious, a. [L. mordax, acis, fr. mordere, morsum, to bite. See {Morsel}.] Biting; given to biting; hence, figuratively, sarcastic; severe; scathing. {Mor*da cious*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] …
18mordaciously — adverb in a mordacious manner she taunted him mordaciously • Derived from adjective: ↑mordacious * * * adverb see mordacious * * * mordāˈciously adverb • • • Main Entry: ↑mordacious …
19Mordacity — Mor*dac i*ty, n. [L. mordacitas: cf. F. mordacit[ e]. See {Mordacious}.] The quality of being mordacious; biting severity, or sarcastic quality. Bacon. [1913 Webster] …
20caustic — I adjective abrasive, abrupt, acerbus, acrid, acrimonious, acute, astringent, austere, biting, brash, burning, corroding, corrosive, cruel, curt, cutting, derisive, derisory, envenomed, erosive, excorciating, excruciating, harsh, hurtful,… …
