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mordancy

[ mawr-dn-see ]
/ ˈmɔr dn si /
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noun
the quality of being mordant; sharpness.
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Origin of mordancy

First recorded in 1650–60; mord(ant) + -ancy

Words nearby mordancy

Morbihan, morbilli, morceau, morcha, mordacious, mordancy, mordant, mordant rouge, Mordecai, mordent, mordida
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Words related to mordancy

acerbity, acidity, acridity, acrimony, aspersion, banter, bitterness, burlesque, causticity, causticness, censure, comeback, contempt, corrosiveness, criticism, cut, cynicism, derision, dig, disparagement

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