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Webster's 1828 Dictionary
MORDACIOUS
a.[L. mordax, infra. ] Biting; given to biting.
MORDACIOUSLY
adv. In a biting manner; sarcastically.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
MORDACIOUS
Mor *da "cious, a. Etym: [L. mordax, -acis, fr. mordere, morsum, to bite. See Morsel. ]
Defn: Biting; given to biting; hence, figuratively, sarcastic; severe; scathing. -- Mor *da "cious *ly, adv.
New American Oxford Dictionary
mordacious
mor da cious |môrˈdāSHəs mɔrˈdeɪʃəs | ▶adjective formal 1 denoting or using biting sarcasm or invective. 2 (of a person or animal ) given to biting. ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from Latin mordax, mordac- ‘biting ’ + -ious .
Oxford Dictionary
mordacious
mordacious |mɔːˈdeɪʃəs | ▶adjective formal 1 denoting or using biting sarcasm or invective. 2 (of a person or animal ) given to biting. ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from Latin mordax, mordac- ‘biting ’ + -ious .
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