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mordaz

Level C1

Meaning

scathing, biting

Example

Escribe una crítica mordaz que a nadie deja indiferente.

He writes scathing criticism that leaves nobody indifferent.

A way to remember it

English "mordant" shares its root: Latin mordere "to bite", so mordaz wit is mordant wit.

Word forms

Forms
singular masculine
singular feminine
plural masculine
plural feminine
mordaz
mordaz
mordaces
mordaces

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