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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD MORDACIOUS

From Latin mordax, from mordēre to bite.
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PRONUNCIATION OF MORDACIOUS

mordacious  [mɔːˈdeɪʃəs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MORDACIOUS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Mordacious is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES MORDACIOUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of mordacious in the English dictionary

The definition of mordacious in the dictionary is sarcastic, caustic, or biting.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MORDACIOUS


amaryllidaceous
ˌæməˌrɪlɪˈdeɪʃəs
asclepiadaceous
æˌskliːpɪəˈdeɪʃəs
audacious
ɔːˈdeɪʃəs
berberidaceous
ˌbɜːbərɪˈdeɪʃəs
bodacious
bəʊˈdeɪʃəs
capparidaceous
ˌkæpərɪˈdeɪʃəs
cycadaceous
ˌsaɪkəˈdeɪʃəs
edacious
ɪˈdeɪʃəs
hamamelidaceous
ˌhæməˌmiːlɪˈdeɪʃəs
iridaceous
ˌɪrɪˈdeɪʃəs
juglandaceous
ˌdʒuːɡlænˈdeɪʃəs
lardaceous
lɑːˈdeɪʃəs
lecythidaceous
ˌlɛsɪθɪˈdeɪʃəs
mendacious
mɛnˈdeɪʃəs
orchidaceous
ˌɔːkɪˈdeɪʃəs
predaceous
prɪˈdeɪʃəs
predacious
prɪˈdeɪʃəs
rudaceous
ruːˈdeɪʃəs
sapindaceous
ˌsæpɪnˈdeɪʃəs
xyridaceous
ˌzɪrɪˈdeɪʃəs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MORDACIOUS

morbiferous
morbific
morbifically
Morbihan
morbilli
morbilliform
morbillivirus
morbillous
morbus
morceau
morceaux
morcha
mordaciously
mordaciousness
mordacity
mordancy
mordant
mordantly
Mordecai
mordent

WORDS THAT END LIKE MORDACIOUS

atrocious
auspicious
bootylicious
conscious
delicious
efficacious
ferocious
gracious
luscious
malicious
precious
previous
self-conscious
spacious
specious
subconscious
suspicious
tenacious
unconscious
vicious
voracious

Synonyms and antonyms of mordacious in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «mordacious» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MORDACIOUS

Find out the translation of mordacious to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of mordacious from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «mordacious» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

辛辣
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

mordaz
570 millions of speakers

English

mordacious
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

mordacious
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

mordacious
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

mordacious
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

mordaz
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

mordacious
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

mordant
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Mordacious
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

beißend
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

mordacious
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

mordacious
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Mordacious
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

mordacious
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அரிப்பாற்றல் உடைய
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

वैभवशाली
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

iğneleyici
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

caustico
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

mordacious
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

mordacious
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

mordacious
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

mordacious
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

sarkasme
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

mordacious
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

mordacious
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of mordacious

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MORDACIOUS»

The term «mordacious» is normally little used and occupies the 118.472 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MORDACIOUS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «mordacious» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «mordacious» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about mordacious

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MORDACIOUS»

Discover the use of mordacious in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to mordacious and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Dukmar and the Mordacious Sword
Rowet is a peaceful rural town, far from the bustling capital of Malone.
M. A. Johnstone, 2007
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The Satapatha- Brahmana
S. X, 10), ' Removed by sacrifice are the mordacious.' For verily he who performs the Ra^asuya escapes all kinds of death, all murderous blows, and old age alone is his death : hence whatever kind of death, whatever murderous blow there is, ...
3
A Medicinal Dispensatory: Containing the Whole Body of ...
leaves are improboufly mordacious, andvsurck-hurting the contrectants hands ' with its pungcnt down; the other innoxious, which may be handled without molestation. The former is by the Greeks called sometimes drain-he , because it is ...
Jean de Renou, 1657
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The Satapatha Brahmana, Part III:
He puts a pieceofcopper into themouthofa longhaired man,with (Vâg. S.X, 10),' Removed bysacrificearethe mordacious.' For verily he who performs the Râgasûya escapes all kinds of death, all murderous blows, and old age alone is his death: ...
Julius Eggeling, 2014
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Kāṇvaśatapathabrāhmaṇam
He then thrusts a piece of copper-plated (red) iron into the mouth of along- haired person (saying) "Removed are the dandasiikas (mordacious)". He who performs Rdjasuyagets rid of all crawling creatures, all types of killings and all types of ...
Sī. Ār Svāmināthan, 2001
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Western European and British Barbarity, Savagery, and ...
... mordacious vilification of Africans, (5) savagery and brutality, (6) pestiferousness and facinorousness, (7) West Indian British enslavement was especially and exceptionally immoral, inhuman and brutal, in the guise and cloak of semantic ...
Dr. Robinson A. Milwood, Phd, 2013
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Origins: A Short Etymological Dictionary of Modern English
See norm, para 2. nurse! and morsal; mordacity, mordacious; Inordant (whence mordancy) and merrient; mordicate, mordication;-—remolse, whence both remorseful and remorselew.--Cf the sep SMART and stones. 1. All these words go back ...
Eric Partridge, 2006
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The Word Lover's Delight: Awesome Adjectives, Nifty Nouns, ...
MOP -it—a little boy or girl The moppet displayed such innocence when he played outside with his friends. mordacious (adj.) mor-DEY -shus—sarcastically critical or scathing Tony was difficult to talk to because of his mordacious tendencies.
From the Editors of the Captivate Network, 2009
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Dictionnaire françois-anglois et anglois-françois ... revue ...
[cawing diseases] Morlifiqiic. MORBOSE (mor-bdce), adj. [proceeding from disease] Qiti provient de maladie; mai- sttin. MORBOSITY (mor-bos'-I-te"), ». [ diseased state] Btal if an tmmme maladif. MORDACIOUS (mor-d<S'-cheuce), adj. [biting!
Louis Chambaud, 1815
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The Satapatha Brahmana, Part IV:
... are these two;'and thenymphs Puñgikasthalâ and Kratusthalâ,''quarter and intermediatequarter,'said Mâhitthi;but army andbattle these two are;'mordacious beasts theshaft, manslaughter the missile,' inasmuch as they fightinarmy and battle, ...
Julius Eggeling, 2014

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MORDACIOUS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term mordacious is used in the context of the following news items.
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About the unexpected
... predictable and unoriginal — even facing journalists who that night were not as acutely mordacious as usual. In that hardly hostile terrain, ... «Buenos Aires Herald, Jun 15»
2
The Symbol of Success Announces “Mount Everest Millennium Time …
Conquering Mount Everest is not only unsafe and mordacious but also expensive with many logistical challenges. The people involved in this ... «Yahoo Finance UK, Mar 15»
3
Islamic State Invokes Prophecy to Justify Its Claim to Caliphate
Then there will be a mordacious monarchy. It will be among you as long as God intends, and then God will take it away if He so wills. «Brookings Institution, Nov 14»
4
Stars come out for It's a date
Known for a different style of camping is the gleefully mordacious Joel Creasey, whose inroads into the US comedy circuit saw the late Joan ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Oct 14»
5
SoundCheck: Il Divo among top live music picks
7 p.m. With Die Sektor, Mordacious, DJ Bryant Griffin. Orpheum, 1915 E Seventh Ave., Ybor City. $10-$15. (813) 248-9500. Mighty Mongo Fri. «Tampabay.com, May 14»
6
False Face Tour coming to Smokin' Aces North in McAllen
God Module from Washington and California bands The Witch Was Right, Mordacious and Chamber of Echoes will be taking the stage. «Monitor, Feb 14»
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[Exclusive] We're Bringing You The Lyric Video Premiere For God …
The first leg will see support from The Witch Was Right, Mordacious, Chamber Of Echoes, and Product. The second leg will see support from ... «Bloody Disgusting, Feb 14»
8
Why are office kitchens so putrid?
This is when you send those mordacious emails (you know the ones: capital letters and font styles using Microsoft Office's full suite of features) ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jul 13»
9
Busting the Modi myths
... self-obsessed, over-bearing and authoritarian, a street-fighter with a mordacious tongue, a man given to habitual dissembling and pretence, ... «The Hindu, Jun 13»
10
Beat My Score - TETRIS Industrial Dance by JustDeux
Industrial Dance to Mordacious-Cyber Girl...by: Devastatia - Duration: 5:03. by xDevastatiax 3,278 views. 5:03. ELECTRO EBM CYBER ... «YouTube, Mar 13»

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« EDUCALINGO. Mordacious [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/mordacious>. Apr 2024 ».
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