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MORDACIOUS
mordacious
(adjective) biting or given to biting; “they deliberately gave me a skittish and mordacious mount”
barbed, biting, nipping, pungent, mordacious
(adjective) capable of wounding; “a barbed compliment”; “a biting aphorism”; “pungent satire”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
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.).
Sharp in intent, sarcastic
Source: Wiktionary
Mor*da"cious, a. Etym: [L. mordax, -acis, fr. mordere, morsum, to bite. See Morsel.]
Definition: Biting; given to biting; hence, figuratively, sarcastic; severe; scathing.
– Mor*da"cious*ly, adv.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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