mordacious

English - Turkish

Definition of mordacious in English Turkish dictionary

iğneleyici

{s} keskin

{s} alaycı

{s} iğneli

keskinliği olan

istihza türünden

mordacity keskinlik

kostik

English - English

Definition of mordacious in English English dictionary

Prone to biting, aggressive (of an animal etc.)

Sharp in intent, sarcastic

Biting, causing a physical bite or sting; corrosive

sharp or caustic in style or tone

biting or giving to biting

{a} sharp, biting, gnawing

{s} caustic; sarcastic; tending to wound

Biting; given to biting; hence, figuratively, sarcastic; severe; scathing

biting or given to biting; "they deliberately gave me a skittish and mordacious mount

Biting, sharp or caustic in style or tone

biting or given to biting; "they deliberately gave me a skittish and mordacious mount"

Biting or prone to biting (of an animal etc.)

capable of wounding; "a barbed compliment"; "a biting aphorism"; "pungent satire"

Hyphenation

mor·da·cious

Etymology

() From Latin mordax (“given to biting, corrosive”) (from mordere (“to bite, sting”)) + -ious.