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mordacious (adj.)
"given to biting," 1640s (originally figurative), from Latin
mordac-
, stem of
mordax
, from
mordere
"to bite," perhaps from PIE root
(s)mer-
"to rub away, harm" (see
smart
(v.)). Related:
Mordacity
.
