Mor‐da″cious (?), a. [L. mordax, -acis, fr. mordere, morsum, to bite. See Morsel.] Biting; given to biting; hence, figuratively, sarcastic; severe; scathing. — Mor‐da″cious‐ly, adv.
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.