Mordant or caustic quality in speech or writing; sarcasm, acerbity.
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| 释义 | society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > vigour or force > [noun] > mordancy (9) mordacityc1630 Mordant or caustic quality in speech or writing; sarcasm, acerbity. mordancy1656 The quality of being mordant, esp. in speech or writing. pungency1665 Keenness of effect on the mind or intellect; incisiveness or force (of argument); trenchancy, asperity (of criticism or censure); sharpness, bite. bitingness1894 Biting quality. bite1899 fig. Incisiveness, pungency; point or cogency of style, language, etc. Subcategories:— pungent remark, writing, or language (3) — making pungent (1) |
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