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Mordant   /mˈɔrdənt/   Listen
Mordant

adjective
1.
Harshly ironic or sinister.  Synonyms: black, grim.  "A grim joke" , "Grim laughter" , "Fun ranging from slapstick clowning ... to savage mordant wit"
2.
Of a substance, especially a strong acid; capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action.  Synonyms: caustic, corrosive, erosive, vitriolic.





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"Mordant" Quotes from Famous Books



... eggs which he had picked up during the day in his hillside ranging. On these high moors the moor-fowls go on laying till August. These being served on warmed and buttered scones, and sharpened with a whiff of mordant heather smoke, were most delicious to Ralph, who smiled to himself, well pleased under his warm covering of hay and overthatching ...
— The Lilac Sunbonnet • S.R. Crockett


Words linked to "Mordant" :   chrome alum, tartar emetic, color, sodium bichromate, sarcastic, colouring material, vitriolic, antimony potassium tartrate, colour, destructive, sodium dichromate, coloring material


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