Mordacious — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

capable of wounding

biting or given to biting

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/mɔːɹdˈeɪʃəs/

🇬🇧British English

/mɔːdˈeɪʃəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/mɔːdˈeɪʃəs/

3 syllables Say it as /mɔːɹdˈeɪʃəs/.

Examples

a barbed compliment
a biting aphorism
pungent satire

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

pungent nipping barbed biting

Parts of Speech

adjective	capable of wounding “a barbed compliment”
adjective	biting or given to biting “they deliberately gave me a skittish and mordacious mount”

Word Forms

pungency	noun	wit having a sharp and caustic quality
mordacity	noun	a disposition to biting

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

beißend

fähig zu verletzen

🇫🇷French

mordant

capable de blesser

🇪🇸Spanish

mordaz

capaz de herir

🇮🇹Italian

mordace

capace di ferire

🇳🇱Dutch

mordabel

in staat om te verwonden

🇵🇹Portuguese

mordaz

capaz de ferir

🇷🇺Russian

отвратительный

способный ранить

India

🇮🇳Hindi

नृशंस

घायल करने में सक्षम

🇧🇩Bengali

নোংরা

আহত করতে সক্ষম

🇮🇳Tamil

இழிவான

காயப்படுத்தும் திறன் கொண்டது

🇮🇳Telugu

నీచమైన

గాయపరచగల సామర్థ్యం

🇮🇳Marathi

निर्दयी

जखम करण्यास सक्षम

🇮🇳Gujarati

નિર્દય

ઘાયલ કરવામાં સક્ષમ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮಾರಣಾಂತಿಕ

ಗಾಯಗೊಳಿಸುವ ಸಾಮರ್ಥ್ಯವನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മാരകമായ

മുറിവേൽപ്പിക്കാൻ കഴിവുള്ള

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਵਿਨਾਸ਼ਕਾਰੀ

ਜ਼ਖਮੀ ਕਰਨ ਦੇ ਯੋਗ

🇵🇰Urdu

بیہودہ

زخمی کرنے کے قابل

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

淫荡的

能够伤人

🇯🇵Japanese

卑劣な

傷を負わせることができる

🇰🇷Korean

치명적인

상처를 입힐 수 있는

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bệnh hoạn

có khả năng gây thương tích

🇹🇭Thai

เลวทราม

สามารถทำบาดแผลได้

🇮🇩Indonesian

mengerikan

mampu melukai

🇵🇭Filipino

nakakamatay

kayang manakit

🇲🇾Malay

mematikan

mampu mencederakan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

عضاض

قادرة على الجرح

🇮🇷Persian

دلسوز

قادر به زخمی شدن

🇹🇷Turkish

ölümcül

yaralayabilecek kapasitede

🇮🇱Hebrew

מרושע

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The primary meaning of 'mordacious' is 'capable of wounding'.

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