mordacity
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mor·da·cious
(môr-dā′shəs)adj.
1. Given to biting; biting.
2. Caustic; sarcastic.
mor·da′cious·ly adv.
mor·dac′i·ty (-dăs′ĭ-tē) n.
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mordancy, mordacity
the condition or quality of being biting or caustic, as humor, speech, etc. See also speech. — mordant, adj.
See also: Humorthe property of acting as a fixative in dyeing. — mordant, n. , adj.
See also: Processesthe property of acting as a flxative in dyeing. — mordant, n., adj.
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| Noun | 1. | mordacity - a disposition to biting disposition - a natural or acquired habit or characteristic tendency in a person or thing; "a swelling with a disposition to rupture" |
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mordacity
nounIrony or bitterness, as of tone:
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