mordacious

mor·da·cious  (môr-dshs)

adj.

1. Given to biting; biting.

2. Caustic; sarcastic.

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[Latin mordx, mordc- (from mordre, to bite; see mer- in Indo-European roots) + -ious.]

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mor·dacious·ly adv.

mor·daci·ty (-ds-t) n.

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	mordacious - capable of wounding; "a barbed compliment"; "a biting aphorism"; "pungent satire" barbed, biting, nipping, pungent sarcastic - expressing or expressive of ridicule that wounds
	2.	mordacious - biting or given to biting; "they deliberately gave me a skittish and mordacious mount" dangerous, unsafe - involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm; "a dangerous criminal"; "a dangerous bridge"; "unemployment reached dangerous proportions"