Meaning

4 senses

  1. Biting, causing a physical bite or sting; corrosive

    е́дкийjédkij

  2. Sharp or caustic in style or tone.

    язви́тельныйjazvítelʹnyj, е́дкийjédkij

  3. Sharp in intent, sarcastic.

    язви́тельныйjazvítelʹnyj, е́дкийjédkij

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

    куса́чийkusáčij

    biting or given to biting

Translations

2 languages
Русский
By meaning 3
biting, causing a bite or sting:
biting, sharp or caustic in style or tone:
prone to biting:

Origin

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

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

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Forms

more mordacious, most mordacious
Comparativemore mordacious Lesson
Superlativemost mordacious Lesson

regular

Synonyms

4 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

4 related words
Relatedmordantmordancymordacity
Derivedmordaciously

Lessons for this word

2 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
morassmoratoriummoraymorbidmoreA1

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