Mordacious (Adjective)
Meaning 1
Biting or given to biting; "they deliberately gave me a skittish and mordacious mount".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
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Meaning 2
Capable of wounding; "a barbed compliment"; "a biting aphorism"; "pungent satire".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The critic's mordacious review of the play left the actors reeling from the harsh words.
- Her mordacious wit was legendary, and those who crossed her lived in fear of being skewered by her clever insults.
- The author's mordacious satire of the government's policies was so biting that it sparked a national debate.
- The mordacious tone of the editorial was unmistakable, and its targets were left smarting from the verbal blows.
- The comedian's mordacious jokes about politics had the audience gasping in shock and delight.