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-ˈdæs ɪ timor·dac·i·ty

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. mordacitynoun

    a disposition to biting

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Mordacitynoun

    Biting quality.

    Etymology: mordacitas,mordacité, Fr. from mordax, Latin.

    It is to be inquired, whether there be any menstruum to dissolve any metal that is not fretting or corroding, and openeth the body by sympathy, and not by mordacity, or violent penetration. Francis Bacon, Physical Remains.

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  1. mordacity

    Mordacity refers to the quality of being sharp, caustic, or biting in either a literal or a figurative sense. This can apply to a physical object's ability to cut or pierce, or to language that is sharply critical or sarcastically humorous.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Mordacitynoun

    the quality of being mordacious; biting severity, or sarcastic quality

  2. Etymology: [L. mordacitas: cf. F. mordacit. See Mordacious.]

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of mordacity in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of mordacity in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

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