mordacity

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noun

Plural noun:

mordacities

1.
(uncountable, usually)The quality of being mordacious; biting severity, or sarcastic quality.

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From Middle French mordacité (whence -acity), from la mordācitās quality of biting, from mordāx (biting, snappish, tart), from mordeō (bite, nibble). Compare fr mordacité. See mordacious.