Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mordicative

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mordica-tive
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Biting or corrosive.

Archaic

Example Sentences

"[T]he conceits and jeſts of Ariſtophanes are bitter and ſharp withal, carrying with them a mordicative qualitie which doth bite, sting and exulcerate whereſoever they light."

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin mordicativus.

Usage

Archaic

Inflected Forms

more mordicative (comparative) most mordicative (superlative)

Questions

What does mordicative mean?: Biting or corrosive.
Where does mordicative come from?: Learned borrowing from Latin mordicativus.

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