Mordacious \Mor*da"cious\, a. [L. mordax, -acis, fr. mordere,
morsum, to bite. See Morsel.]
Biting; given to biting; hence, figuratively, sarcastic;
severe; scathing. --
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
mordacious
adj 1: capable of wounding; "a barbed compliment"; "a biting
aphorism"; "pungent satire" [syn: barbed, biting,
nipping, pungent]
2: biting or given to biting; "they deliberately gave me a
skittish and mordacious mount"
WordNet (r) 2.0
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