mordacious
111sharp — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. cutting (see sharpness); distinct, well defined; abrupt, angular; pungent, penetrating; acute, keen; alert, smart, quick; elegant, smart. See visibility, pungency, wit, elegance. Ant., dull. n.… …
112trenchant — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. cutting, incisive, penetrating; thoroughgoing; clear cut, keen, sharp, biting, crisp; energetic. See power, feeling. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Having a cutting edge] Syn. cutting, incisive, keen,… …
113truculent — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. fierce, savage, deadly, bestial; vitriolic, scathing, mean; overbearing, cruel, with a chip on one s shoulder (inf.). See malevolence. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Fierce] Syn. barbarous, brutal,… …
114corrosive — I (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Corroding] Syn. eroding, strongly acid, caustic; see acid 2 , destructive 2 . 2. [Sarcastic] Syn. caustic, incisive, biting; see sarcastic . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. erosive, caustic, acidic, biting, mordant,… …
115pungent — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. sharp, acid, tart; see sour 1 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) a. [PUN junt] sharply flavorful or sharp smelling. Also, sharp or biting in language or speech. Both the meal and the conversation were… …
116scathing — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. brutal, cruel, harsh; see severe 1 , 2 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. harsh, searing, caustic, biting, acid, bitter, severe, vitriolic, cutting, sharp, nasty, pointed, brutal. ANT.: mild, bland, gentle III (Roget s… …
117slashing — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. harsh, brutal, vicious; see cruel 1 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective So sharp as to cause mental pain: acerbic, acid, acidic, acrid, astringent, biting, caustic, corrosive, cutting, mordacious, mordant, pungent,… …
118vitriolic — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. biting, bitter, burning, sharp, caustic; see also sarcastic . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) a. [vi tree AWL ik] caustic, bitter or sarcastic. His vitriolic speech drove many people out of the… …
119acidic — (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective So sharp as to cause mental pain: acerbic, acid, acrid, astringent, biting, caustic, corrosive, cutting, mordacious, mordant, pungent, scathing, sharp, slashing, stinging, trenchant, truculent, vitriolic. See… …
120stinging — (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective So sharp as to cause mental pain: acerbic, acid, acidic, acrid, astringent, biting, caustic, corrosive, cutting, mordacious, mordant, pungent, scathing, sharp, slashing, trenchant, truculent, vitriolic. See ATTACK …
