mordacious

Meaning

1. Biting, causing a physical bite or sting; corrosive
2. sharp or caustic in style or tone.
3. Prone to biting, aggressive (of an animal etc.).
4. Sharp in intent, sarcastic

Synonyms

biting

pungent

nipping

sharp

shrill

cutting

keen

pointed

strident

trenchant

mordant

acerb

barbed

acerbic

incisive

ingenious

peaked

peaky

perceptive

perspicacious

piercing

quick-witted

ready

salty

sarky

slick

smart

spiky

stiff

tart

acuate

fulgurating

acute

beaked

bitter

blistering

bold

bright

bristly

caustic

clear

crisp

discriminative

edged

fly

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Translations

bijtend

scherp

sarcastisch

mordace

mordaz

iğneli

sarcastique

sarcastico

bitter

Bijtend

vinnig

bijtgraag

Etymology

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