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- MORDANT Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster
In modern parlance, mordant usually suggests a wit that is used with deadly effectiveness Mordēre puts the bite into other English terms, too For instance, that root gave us the tasty morsel ("a tiny bite")
- MORDANTLY | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary
She is mordantly witty and sharply incisive The story of Sahil and his family is mordantly satirical, deeply poignant, and very funny He was known for his mordantly absurdist humor
- MORDANT Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com
Mordant definition: sharply caustic or sarcastic, as wit or a speaker; biting See examples of MORDANT used in a sentence
- mordantly adverb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and . . .
Definition of mordantly adverb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more
- Mordantly - definition of mordantly by The Free Dictionary
Define mordantly mordantly synonyms, mordantly pronunciation, mordantly translation, English dictionary definition of mordantly adj 1 a Bitingly sarcastic: mordant satire b Incisive and trenchant: an inquisitor's mordant questioning 2 Bitingly painful 3 Serving to fix colors
- mordantly, adv. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English . . .
There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the adverb mordantly, one of which is labelled obsolete See ‘Meaning use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence
- mordantly - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
mordantly (comparative more mordantly, superlative most mordantly) In a mordant manner; incisively, sharply [from 19th c ] quotations
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