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mordacity
mor·da·cious M0419700 (môr-dā′shəs)adj.1. Given to biting; biting.2. Caustic; sarcastic.
[Latin mordāx, mordāc- (from mordēre, to bite; see mer- in Indo-European roots) + -ious.]
mor·da′cious·ly adv.mor·dac′i·ty (-dăs′ĭ-tē) n.mordancy, mordacitythe condition or quality of being biting or caustic, as humor, speech, etc. See also speech. — mordant, adj.See also: Humor
the property of acting as a fixative in dyeing. — mordant, n. , adj.See also: Processes
the property of acting as a flxative in dyeing. — mordant, n., adj.See also: ColorThesaurus| Noun | 1. | mordacity - a disposition to bitingdisposition - a natural or acquired habit or characteristic tendency in a person or thing; "a swelling with a disposition to rupture" |
mordacitynounIrony or bitterness, as of tone:acerbity, acidity, acridity, causticity, corrosiveness, mordancy, sarcasm, trenchancy.Translationsmordacity
Related to mordacity: mordaciousSynonyms for mordacitynoun irony or bitterness, as of toneSynonyms- acerbity
- acidity
- acridity
- causticity
- corrosiveness
- mordancy
- sarcasm
- trenchancy
Words related to mordacitynoun a disposition to bitingRelated Words |