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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