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MOR-dent
adjective
caustic and sarcastic; biting; incisive
1897Dead Men Tell No Tales'And now better lid 'im to the nirrest polissstation; or weel you go and tell the poliss yourself?' asked the Portuguese, in the same tone of mordant irony.1908A Room With A View'I quite agree,' said Miss Lavish, who had several times tried to interrupt his mordant wit. 'The narrowness and superficiality of the Anglo-Saxon tourist is nothing less than a menace.'1966The Last CastleWhen aroused his wit was utterly mordant.Labels: E. M. Forster, E. W. Hornung, Jack Vance
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