mordacious

/mɔrˈdeɪʃəs/
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Definitions of mordacious
  1. adjective
    biting or given to biting
    “they deliberately gave me a skittish and mordacious mount”
    synonyms:
    dangerous, unsafe
    involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm
  2. adjective
    having a sharp, biting, or caustic quality, capable of wounding
    synonyms: barbed, biting, nipping, pungent
    sarcastic
    expressing or expressive of ridicule that wounds
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