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    [Adjective]  | "mor*dant" | \ ˈmȯr-dᵊnt \


    1: biting and caustic in thought, manner, or style : incisive

    2: acting as a mordant (as in dyeing)

    3: burning, pungent

    Origin: 15th century ;

     Middle French, present participle of mordre to bite, from Latin mordēre; perhaps akin to Sanskrit mṛdnāti he presses, rubs;

    [Noun]  | "mordant" 


    1: a chemical that fixes a dye in or on a substance by combining with the dye to form an insoluble compound

    2: a corroding substance used in etching

    Origin: 1791 ;

     See: {mordant:1 };

    [Verb]  | "mordant" 


    1: to treat with a mordant

    Origin: 1836 ;

    [Adjective]  | "mordant" 


    1: marked by the use of wit that is intended to cause hurt feelings;


      * e.g., " ... a mordant review of the movie that compared it to having one's teeth pulled for two hours "



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     [ "mordant" ]

    1: caustic; biting; sarcastic.

      * e.g.,  ... He smiled, menacing at her with mordant glee.  

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