English adjective: mordacious | |||
1. | mordacious capable of wounding | ||
Samples | A barbed compliment. A biting aphorism. Pungent satire. | ||
Synonyms | barbed, biting, nipping, pungent | ||
Similar | sarcastic | ||
Antonyms | unsarcastic | ||
2. | mordacious biting or given to biting | ||
Samples | They deliberately gave me a skittish and mordacious mount. | ||
Similar | dangerous, unsafe | ||
Antonyms | safe | ||