mordant — meaning in English

English meaning

• biting adj Sharply cold or stinging, as of wind or weather.
• mordant adj Having or showing a sharp or critical quality.
• sharp adj Having a fine edge or point that can cut or pierce easily.
• tart adj Having a sharp, sour taste.

Senses

mordant is used for these senses in English:

• biting Tending to bite.
• mordant Having or showing a sharp or critical quality.
• mordent (music) An ornament consisting of a single alternation between a given pitch and the one immediately below it.
• sharp Offensive, critical, or acrimonious; stern or harsh.

biting — full definition

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

mordant — full definition

1. adj Having or showing a sharp or critical quality.
2. adj Serving to fix a dye to a fiber.

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