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
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
19 April 2025
(verb) grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of; “did you catch that allusion?”; “We caught something of his theory in the lecture”; “don’t catch your meaning”; “did you get it?”; “She didn’t get the joke”; “I just don’t get him”
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