MORDANCY


Meaning of MORDANCY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈmȯr-d ə n(t)-sē ]

noun

Date: circa 1656

1. : a biting and caustic quality of style : incisiveness

2. : a sharply critical or bitter quality of thought or feeling : harshness

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.