| 单词 | mordacious |
| 释义 | mordacious[ mawr-dey-shuhs ] / mɔrˈdeɪ ʃəs / SEE SYNONYMS FOR mordacious ON THESAURUS.COM adjectivebiting or given to biting. sharp or caustic in style, tone, etc. Origin of mordacious1640–50; <Latin mordāci- (stem of mordāx given to biting) + -ous OTHER WORDS FROM mordaciousmor·da·cious·ly, adverbmor·dac·i·ty [mawr-das-i-tee], /mɔrˈdæs ɪ ti/, nounWords nearby mordaciousmorbus, morceau, morcellation, morcellation operation, morcha, mordacious, mordancy, mordant, mordant rouge, Mordecai, mordent Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for mordacious
British Dictionary definitions for mordaciousmordacious / (mɔːˈdeɪʃəs) / adjectivesarcastic, caustic, or biting Derived forms of mordaciousmordaciously, adverbmordacity (mɔːˈdæsɪtɪ) or mordaciousness, nounWord Origin for mordaciousC17: from Latin mordax, from mordēre to bite Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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