Literary notes about mordacious (AI summary)
The term "mordacious" is employed in literature to convey a biting, acerbic quality, whether directed toward a colorful character or an incisive commentary. In one instance, a rat in a domestic setting is vividly described with mordacious attributes that hint at both ferocity and a darkly satirical edge [1]. Its usage extends to character sketches, where a figure is depicted as grim and unwillingly antagonistic, evoking an image of relentless, biting bravado [2], while in another context it underscores the caustic tone of a narrator’s critical lexicon [3]. Coupled with synonyms such as acrid, caustic, and satirical, mordacious comes to underscore a harsh, incisive spirit in language, adding both flavor and a subtle layer of ironical critique [4, 5, 6, 7].
- The old mordacious Rat, that dared devour Antecedaneous Ale, in John's domestic bower.
— from English as She is Wrote Showing Curious Ways in which the English Language may be made to Convey Ideas or obscure them. by Anonymous - Hard, mordacious, no man's friend … that was the David Drennen who at Père Marquette's fête sought any quarrel to which he might lay his hands.
— from Wolf Breed by Jackson Gregory - Grand-duke and taxes were synonymes, according to this mordacious lexicographer!
— from Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 3 by Isaac Disraeli - caustic , a. burning , virulent , acrid , catheretic, mordacious, cutting , satirical .
— from Putnam's Word Book A Practical Aid in Expressing Ideas Through the Use of an Exact and Varied Vocabulary by Louis A. (Louis Andrew) Flemming - She has no milk of human kindness left; it soured and has become acrid—intensely mordacious."
— from A Speckled Bird by Augusta J. (Augusta Jane) Evans - satirical , a. bitter , sarcastic , ironical, caustic , mordacious. satirize , v. lampoon , ridicule , lash .
— from Putnam's Word Book A Practical Aid in Expressing Ideas Through the Use of an Exact and Varied Vocabulary by Louis A. (Louis Andrew) Flemming - morde-o (mors-), I bite : mordant, mordacious, morsel (Fr.), remorse.
— from The Alberta Public School SpellerAuthorized by the Minister of Education for Alberta by Anonymous
