mordacity

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.

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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: Humor

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the property of acting as a fixative in dyeing. — mordant, n. , adj.

See also: Processes

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the property of acting as a flxative in dyeing. — mordant, n., adj.

See also: Color

Thesaurus

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"

Translations

mordacity [mɔːdæsɪtɪ] N → mordacidad f

mordacity, mordancy

n → beißender Humor; the mordacity of his wit → sein beißender Humor