Mordacious Definition

môr-dāshəs
adjective
Given to biting; biting.
American Heritage
Biting, sharp, acrid, or caustic.
Webster's New World

Origin of Mordacious

  • Latin mordāx mordāc- (from mordēre to bite mer- in Indo-European roots) –ious

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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

    From Wiktionary

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