Definition of MORDACIOUS

mordacious

Meanings

Adjective Satellite

  • capable of wounding
  • biting or given to biting
    • "they deliberately gave me a skittish and mordacious mount"

Adj

  • Biting, causing a physical bite or sting; corrosive
  • sharp or caustic in style or tone.
  • Prone to biting, aggressive (of an animal etc.).
  • Sharp in intent, sarcastic

Origin / Etymology

From Latin mordax (“given to biting, corrosive”) (from mordere (“to bite, sting”)) + -ious.

Scrabble Score: 15

mordacious is not valid in Scrabble (US) TWL Dictionary
mordacious is not valid in Scrabble (MW) Merriam-Webster Dictionary
mordacious is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 18

mordacious is a valid Words With Friends word