MORDANT

Mordant Adjective: biting or caustic in thought, manner, or style; sharply or bitterly harsh (caustic means severely critical or sarcastic) Synonyms: acrimonious, acidulous, sardonic, scathing Antonyms: bland, mild, gentle, soothing The clergymen were mordant in there second letter in the Birmingham News when they critisized Martin Luther King Jr.



This picture of a sign somewhere in the world is mordant because in a biting, caustic, critical, and bitter way it somewhat tells the truth.