Meaning of MORDACIOUS
| Pronunciation: | | mowr'deyshus
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[adj] capable of wounding; "a barbed compliment"; "a biting aphorism"; "pungent satire" |
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MORDACIOUS is a 10 letter word that starts with M. |
| | Synonyms: | | barbed, biting, nipping, pungent, sarcastic |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Mor*da"cious\, a. [L. mordax, -acis, fr. mordere,
morsum, to bite. See {Morsel}.]
Biting; given to biting; hence, figuratively, sarcastic;
severe; scathing. -- {Mor*da"cious*ly}, adv.
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