Definition of mordacious in English:

mordacious

adjective mɔːˈdeɪʃəsmɔrˈdeɪʃəs

formal

1Denoting or using biting sarcasm or invective.
Example sentencesExamples
- The more he intermingles mordacious taunts with earnest reflections on the feelings of a man suffocated by a less than satisfying matrimony, the harder it is to take him seriously.
- Annette Savage warned me about writing anything funny or mordacious about the Spurs.
- You've barely spoken a word all night, and haven't uttered so much as one mordacious comment.
- His mordacious warnings about the bleak future of NATO.
Synonyms
mocking, satirical
2(of a person or animal) given to biting.
Example sentencesExamples
- A small-scale musical in which that mordacious man-about-necks (Dracula) figures prominently.
Synonyms
incisive, highly effective, penetrating, cutting, mordant, trenchant

Origin

Mid 17th century: from Latin mordax, mordac- 'biting' + -ious.

Rhymes

Athanasius, audacious, bodacious, cactaceous, capacious, carbonaceous, contumacious, Cretaceous, curvaceous, disputatious, edacious, efficacious, fallacious, farinaceous, flirtatious, foliaceous, fugacious, gracious, hellacious, herbaceous, Ignatius, loquacious, mendacious, ostentatious, perspicacious, pertinacious, pugnacious, rapacious, sagacious, salacious, saponaceous, sebaceous, sequacious, setaceous, spacious, tenacious, veracious, vexatious, vivacious, voracious

Definition of mordacious in US English:

mordacious

adjectivemɔrˈdeɪʃəsmôrˈdāSHəs

formal

1Denoting or using biting sarcasm or invective.
Example sentencesExamples
- His mordacious warnings about the bleak future of NATO.
- Annette Savage warned me about writing anything funny or mordacious about the Spurs.
- You've barely spoken a word all night, and haven't uttered so much as one mordacious comment.
- The more he intermingles mordacious taunts with earnest reflections on the feelings of a man suffocated by a less than satisfying matrimony, the harder it is to take him seriously.
Synonyms
mocking, satirical
2(of a person or animal) given to biting.
Example sentencesExamples
- A small-scale musical in which that mordacious man-about-necks (Dracula) figures prominently.
Synonyms
incisive, highly effective, penetrating, cutting, mordant, trenchant

Origin

Mid 17th century: from Latin mordax, mordac- ‘biting’ + -ious.

单词	mordacious
释义	Definition of mordacious in English: mordacious adjective mɔːˈdeɪʃəsmɔrˈdeɪʃəs formal 1Denoting or using biting sarcasm or invective. Example sentencesExamples The more he intermingles mordacious taunts with earnest reflections on the feelings of a man suffocated by a less than satisfying matrimony, the harder it is to take him seriously. Annette Savage warned me about writing anything funny or mordacious about the Spurs. You've barely spoken a word all night, and haven't uttered so much as one mordacious comment. His mordacious warnings about the bleak future of NATO. Synonyms mocking, satirical 2(of a person or animal) given to biting. Example sentencesExamples A small-scale musical in which that mordacious man-about-necks (Dracula) figures prominently. Synonyms incisive, highly effective, penetrating, cutting, mordant, trenchant Origin Mid 17th century: from Latin mordax, mordac- 'biting' + -ious. Rhymes Athanasius, audacious, bodacious, cactaceous, capacious, carbonaceous, contumacious, Cretaceous, curvaceous, disputatious, edacious, efficacious, fallacious, farinaceous, flirtatious, foliaceous, fugacious, gracious, hellacious, herbaceous, Ignatius, loquacious, mendacious, ostentatious, perspicacious, pertinacious, pugnacious, rapacious, sagacious, salacious, saponaceous, sebaceous, sequacious, setaceous, spacious, tenacious, veracious, vexatious, vivacious, voracious Definition of mordacious in US English: mordacious adjectivemɔrˈdeɪʃəsmôrˈdāSHəs formal 1Denoting or using biting sarcasm or invective. Example sentencesExamples His mordacious warnings about the bleak future of NATO. Annette Savage warned me about writing anything funny or mordacious about the Spurs. You've barely spoken a word all night, and haven't uttered so much as one mordacious comment. The more he intermingles mordacious taunts with earnest reflections on the feelings of a man suffocated by a less than satisfying matrimony, the harder it is to take him seriously. Synonyms mocking, satirical 2(of a person or animal) given to biting. Example sentencesExamples A small-scale musical in which that mordacious man-about-necks (Dracula) figures prominently. Synonyms incisive, highly effective, penetrating, cutting, mordant, trenchant Origin Mid 17th century: from Latin mordax, mordac- ‘biting’ + -ious.
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