MORDACIOUS

mordacious. Mordacious, mordicant, a. sharp, biting, gnawing

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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.