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 | ||