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    mordacious

    mordacious - Dictionary definition and meaning for word mordacious

    Definition
    (adj) capable of wounding
    Synonyms : barbed , biting , nipping , pungent
    Example Sentence
    • a barbed compliment
    • a biting aphorism
    • pungent satire
    Definition
    (adj) biting or given to biting
    Example Sentence
    • they deliberately gave me a skittish and mordacious mount
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for mordacious

comes from mordant ie more + daant(teeth) hence biting

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