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mordancy|ˈmɔːdənsɪ|
[f. mordant a.: see -ancy.]
The quality of being biting in speech; sarcastic force; incisiveness (of style).
1656Blount Glossogr., Mordancie, biting; sharpness of speech, detraction, bitter tearms. 1871Echo 26 Aug., Speeches denouncing Mr. Gladstone,..none of them equal in mordancy to the Duke of Somerset's recent jet of vitriol. 1892Critic 1 Oct. 176/1 This is surprising from a man the mordancy of whose style has been heretofore so remarkable. |