mordantly
1
8.8
- adverb
- /ˈmɔrdəntli/
- Formal
:
mordazmente
- John Berryman once wrote mordantly that in today's America it's possible to live your entire life without ever finding out whether or not you're a coward.
- mordantly funny
- mordantly comic novel
Examples
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Lesser known than her other great works (it has never been made into a movie that I know of), the novel is nonetheless a stinging and often mordantly funny chronicle of the social-climbing Undine Spragg, a girl from the Midwest who desperately wants the better things but is never satisfied.
Blog text (2) -
Jill Baffert is quick and mordantly funny in a "don't mess with Tennessee" kind of way, with charm and communication skills cultivated in the chatty world of local Kentucky television news.
Blog text (18) -
Mordantly funny; it won't be anything like so amusing when it's being played for real.
Blog text (20) -
The prime minister's wife attended art openings in real life and was shown doing so on television, as is mordantly described in the first chapter of the novel.
Academic text (2018) -
All the while claiming, in mordantly amusing fashion, that they don't know who the givers are.
Blog text (8) -
Or I like to think I'm too "self-honest" to lie to myself, he thought mordantly as the tractors urged the pinnace from the outer darkness into the illuminated boat bay.
Fiction book (2001) -
Schmidt is a big, rich novel of manners—mordantly, wittily knowing about a world of law and money that will seem familiar to readers of Louis Auchincloss.
Academic text (1998) -
He made a mordantly humorous remark about the situation, making everyone laugh despite the seriousness of the event.
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She delivered her feedback mordantly, highlighting the flaws in the project with sharp wit that left the team speechless.
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During the debate, he spoke mordantly, pointing out the weaknesses in his opponent's argument with biting sarcasm.
Synonyms
44
2.8
In a harsh, angry way when speaking to someone
12
7.0
In a dry, slightly mocking way
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7.3
In a mocking way that shows you think someone is foolish
2
8.4
In a mocking, bitter way that shows strong dislike
2
7.1
In a sharp, slightly angry way that can hurt people's feelings
1
7.9
Saying something in a very harsh and critical way
1
5.1
In a sharp, rude way that shows sarcasm
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8.1
In a way that shows you do not respect someone or something
1
8.2
In a sharply critical way that can hurt someone's feelings
1
8.1
In a sharp, hurtful way when criticizing someone
1
9.9
In a very harsh and angry way that hurts people
1
8.9
Says things in a mean, slightly cruel way to hurt someone
In a very sharp and hurtful way that criticizes others
In a sharp, bitter way that hurts people with words
In a sharply critical way that hurts someone's feelings
In a harsh, angry way that shows someone is not happy
Antonyms
How Biting
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Mordantly comes from the Latin root mordere meaning 'to bite', so imagine a comment that 'bites' someone. That's why to speak mordantly is to make sharp, critical, or sarcastic remarks.