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• mordant

  Meaning

  • 1. Having or showing a sharp or critical quality; biting

  • 2. (Of a substance) used in dyeing or tanning to fix colors to fabrics or skins

  Examples

  • 1. Tony Stark's mordant sense of humor sometimes irritated members of the Avengers.

  • 2. Batman's mordant remarks cut deeper than the Joker's knife.

  • 3. To achieve the rich hue on these leather bags, a mordant was used in the tanning process.

  • 4. Doraemon had a surprisingly mordant wit, often making sly jokes about Nobita's lazy habits.