adj. 1. Given to biting; biting. 2. Caustic; sarcastic. [Latin mordāx, mordāc- (from mordēre, to bite; see mer- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots) + -IOUS.] mor·dacious·ly adv. mor·daci·ty (-dăsĭ-tē) n. |
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