Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Same as
mordicant .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective rare Biting; corrosive.
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- adjective
biting ;corrosive
Etymologies
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Latin mordicativus.
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biocon commented on the word mordicative
Mordicative: that bites or stings; sharp, pungent, caustic; acerbic (OED).
January 22, 2012