mordacious

English

Etymology

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From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin mordax (“given to biting, corrosive”) (from mordere (“to bite, sting”)) + -ious.

Adjective

mordacious (comparative more mordacious, superlative most mordacious)

1. Biting, causing a physical bite or sting; corrosive
2. sharp or caustic in style or tone.
3. Prone to biting, aggressive (of an animal etc.).
4. Sharp in intent, sarcastic

Derived terms

• mordaciously
• mordacity

Related terms

• mordant, mordancy
• mordant

Translations

biting, causing a bite or sting

• Dutch: bijtend (nl), scherp (nl)
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• Russian: е́дкий (ru) (jédkij)

corrosive — see corrosive

biting, sharp or caustic in style or tone

• Dutch: bijtend (nl), scherp (nl)
• Hungarian: csípős (hu), metsző (hu)
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• Russian: язви́тельный (ru) (jazvítelʹnyj), е́дкий (ru) (jédkij)
• Spanish: mordaz (es)

prone to biting

• Dutch: bijtend (nl), bijtgraag (nl)
• Russian: куса́чий (ru) (kusáčij)
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• Spanish: mordedor (es)

sharp in intent, sarcastic

• Dutch: bijtend (nl), bitter (nl), sarcastisch (nl), scherp (nl)
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• Russian: язви́тельный (ru) (jazvítelʹnyj), е́дкий (ru) (jédkij)

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Translations to be checked

• (deprecated template usage) French: mordant, mordicant, corrosif, caustique
• Japanese: ^{(please verify)} 辛辣です
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• Spanish: ^{(please verify)} mordaz (es)

Further reading

• Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “mordacious”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.