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      mordacious
      adjective
      biting or given to biting
      capable of wounding
      Roots
      mordaxmordac- · Latin · bitingosus-ious · Latin · full of
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      The word mordacious breaks down into 2 roots of Latin origin: mordac, from Latin mordax (“biting”); and -ious, from Latin osus (“full of”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.

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