"mordacious" meaning in All languages combined

See mordacious on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Forms: more mordacious [comparative], most mordacious [superlative]
Etymology: From Latin mordax (“given to biting, corrosive”) (from mordere (“to bite, sting”)) + -ious. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*(s)merd-}}, {{uder|en|la|mordax||given to biting, corrosive}} Latin mordax (“given to biting, corrosive”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} mordacious (comparative more mordacious, superlative most mordacious)
  1. Biting, causing a physical bite or sting; corrosive Translations (biting, causing a bite or sting): хаплив (hapliv) (Bulgarian), bijtend (Dutch), scherp (Dutch), е́дкий (jédkij) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-mordacious-en-adj-4A~gZWI- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 6 47 4 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 51 5 39 5 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 56 2 39 3 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 46 3 42 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 52 1 41 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 50 7 33 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 62 2 34 3 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 62 1 34 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 42 13 37 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 60 1 33 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 62 1 34 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 64 1 34 1 Disambiguation of 'biting, causing a bite or sting': 64 6 21 9
  2. sharp or caustic in style or tone. Translations (biting, sharp or caustic in style or tone): язвителен (jazvitelen) (Bulgarian), bijtend (Dutch), scherp (Dutch), csípős (Hungarian), metsző (Hungarian), язви́тельный (jazvítelʹnyj) (Russian), е́дкий (jédkij) (Russian), mordaz (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-mordacious-en-adj-XM12Bu7Q Categories (other): Terms with Hungarian translations Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 42 13 37 8 Disambiguation of 'biting, sharp or caustic in style or tone': 26 48 16 10
  3. Prone to biting, aggressive (of an animal etc.). Translations (prone to biting): хаплив (hapliv) (Bulgarian), bijtend (Dutch), bijtgraag (Dutch), куса́чий (kusáčij) (Russian), mordedor (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-mordacious-en-adj-xrplVOci Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Terms with Hungarian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 6 47 4 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 46 3 42 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 42 13 37 8 Disambiguation of 'prone to biting': 26 5 66 4
  4. Sharp in intent, sarcastic Translations (sharp in intent, sarcastic): саркастичен (sarkastičen) (Bulgarian), bijtend (Dutch), bitter (Dutch), sarcastisch (Dutch), scherp (Dutch), язви́тельный (jazvítelʹnyj) (Russian), е́дкий (jédkij) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-mordacious-en-adj-55qYm7cd Disambiguation of 'sharp in intent, sarcastic': 6 7 4 83
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: mordaciously, mordacity Related terms: mordant, mordancy
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