mordaç — meaning in English

English meaning

• biting adj Sharply cold or stinging, as of wind or weather.
• cutting noun A piece cut from a plant — a stem, leaf, or root — used to grow a new plant.
• scathing adjective Harshly critical.

Senses

mordaç is used for these senses in English:

• acrimonious (figuratively) Angry, acid, and sharp in delivering argumentative replies: bitter, mean-spirited, sharp in language or tone. [from early 17th c.]
• biting Cutting or incisive.
• cutting Of criticism, remarks, etc.: (potentially) hurtful; curt.
• scathing Harshly or bitterly critical; vitriolic.

biting — full definition

1. adj Sharply cold or stinging, as of wind or weather.
2. adj Harshly critical or sarcastic.

cutting — full definition

1. noun A piece cut from a plant — a stem, leaf, or root — used to grow a new plant.
2. noun A clipping cut from a newspaper or other printed text.
3. noun A channel dug through higher ground at a lower level than the surrounding land, for a road, railway, or canal to pass through.
4. adj Sharp or piercing, especially of remarks or criticism.

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