- Mordacity
- Mordacity Mor*dac"i*ty, n. [L. mordacitas: cf. F. mordacit['e]. See {Mordacious}.] The quality of being mordacious; biting severity, or sarcastic quality. --Bacon. [1913 Webster]
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Mordacity
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mordacity — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. sharpness, acerbity, acridity; see bitterness 1 , 2 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun Irony or bitterness, as of tone: acerbity, acidity, acridity, causticity, corrosiveness, mordancy, sarcasm, trenchancy. See LAUGHTER,… … English dictionary for students
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mordacious — mordaciously, adv. mordacity /mawr das i tee/, n. /mawr day sheuhs/, adj. 1. biting or given to biting. 2. sharp or caustic in style, tone, etc. [1640 50; < L mordaci (s. of mordax given to biting) + OUS] * * * … Universalium
