💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Mordicant"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| mordicative | (archaic, figurative) Biting or corrosive. |
| mordacious | sharp or caustic in style or tone. |
| mordantnoun | Any substance used to facilitate the fixing of a dye to a fibre; usually a metallic compound which reacts with the dye using chelation. |
| acrid | Sharp and harsh, or bitter and not to the taste. |
| acerbitous | (archaic) acerbic; bitter; harsh |
| acrimonious | (figuratively) Angry, acid, and sharp in delivering argumentative replies: bitter, mean-spirited, sharp in language or tone. |
| acerbic | (figurative) Sharp, harsh, biting. |
| keen | (chiefly Commonwealth) Often with a prepositional phrase, or with to and an infinitive: showing a quick and ardent responsiveness or willingness; eager, enthusiastic, interested. |
| arrosive | gnawing; chewing; corroding |
| bitter | Having an acrid taste (usually from a basic substance). |
| barbed | Having barbs. |
| subacrid | Moderately acrid. |
| sharp | Terminating in a point or edge, especially one that can cut or pierce easily; not dull, obtuse, or rounded. |
| pungent | Having a strong odor that stings the nose; said especially of acidic or spicy substances. |
| asperous | Rough, rugged, uneven. |
| acidulous | Slightly sour; subacid; sourish. |
| acid-tongued | Bitingly critical or sarcastic; sharp-tongued. |
| scathing | Harshly or bitterly critical; vitriolic. |
| causticnoun | Any substance or means which, applied to animal or other organic tissue, burns, corrodes, or destroys it by chemical action; an escharotic. |
| vinegarish | Tasting somewhat like vinegar. |
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