Mordacity: alternatives and connections

Sour, sharp, or biting to the taste; tart; having the taste of vinegar: as, acid fruits or liquors. Also fig.: Sour-tempered.

Caustic; bitter-tempered' sarcastic; as, acrimonious dispute, language, temper.

A quality of bodies which corrodes or destroys others; also, a harsh or biting sharpness; as, the acrimony of the juices of certain pl…

Indirect; awkward; insincere; sarcastic; as, a backhanded compliment.

One who is dependent upon others for support; -- a contemptuous or sarcastic use.

The wound made by biting; as, the pain of a dog's or snake's bite; the bite of a mosquito.

That bites; sharp; cutting; sarcastic; caustic.

In a biting manner.

Having a peculiar, acrid, biting taste, like that of wormwood or an infusion of hops; as, a bitter medicine; bitter as aloes.

A small piece of cork or light wood attached to a fishing line to show when a fish is biting; a float.

A genus of plants of many species, producing capsules or dry berries of various forms, which have an exceedingly pungent, biting taste…

To perform the action of biting and grinding with the teeth; to ruminate; to meditate.

spitefully sarcastic; "corrosive criticism"

A vicious habit of a horse; crib-biting. The horse lays hold of the crib or manger with his teeth and draws air into the stomach with…

Severe; sarcastic; biting; as, a cutting reply.

A severe or contemptuous remark; an expression of sarcastic scorn; a gibe; a sarcasm.

An expression of sarcastic scorn; a sarcastic jest; a scoff; a taunt; a sneer.

A cut; a sarcastic remark; a gibe; a sneer.