"mordicant" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈmɔː(ɹ)dɪkənt/ Forms: more mordicant [comparative], most mordicant [superlative]
Etymology: From Latin mordicans, p.pr. of mordicare (“to bite”), from mordere. Compare French mordicant. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|mordicans}} Latin mordicans, {{cog|fr|mordicant}} French mordicant Head templates: {{en-adj}} mordicant (comparative more mordicant, superlative most mordicant)
  1. (obsolete) biting; acrid (normally talking about pain) Tags: obsolete Derived forms: mordicancy
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