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mordancy
noun[ U ]
formaluk /ˈmɔː.dən.si/ us /ˈmɔːr.dən.si/
the quality of being humorous by criticizing someone or something strongly, sometimes in an unkind or cruel way:
His new book has all of his usual mordancy and wry humour.
Her writing brilliantly combines mordancy with sarcasm.
This book lacks the mordancy of his previous work.
His style has a distinctive, almost violent mordancy.
The brilliance and mordancy of her wit created a lighthearted atmosphere.
The city's taxidrivers were known for the mordancy of their humour.
His mordancy could sometimes be painful.
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