Word "MORDANT" Definitions:


Part of Speech:
Adjective
Definition:
of a substance, especially a strong acid; capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action
Synonyms:
caustic, corrosive, erosive, vitriolic

Part of Speech:
Adjective
Definition:
harshly ironic or sinister
Synonyms:
black, grim
Examples:
fun ranging from slapstick clowning ... to savage mordant wit

Part of Speech:
Noun
Definition:
a substance used to treat leather or other materials before dyeing; aids in dyeing process

Crossword Clues for MORDANT

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Caustic, as humor Commuter 09 Aug 2025
Caustic second harangue about Democrat The Telegraph Toughie 24 Jul 2025
Dormant caustic colour fixer (7)
Scathing while Spooner's asleep (7)
Substance used to treat leather and other materials before dyeing (7)
Biting witticism about right and wrong
Incisive man trod the wrong way (7)
Sarcastic man trod carelessly (7)
Caustic The Guardian Quick 26 Mar 2024
Caustic, biting The Guardian Speedy 24 Mar 2024
Sharp or critical (7)
Biting the darn silly cat back, having caught it (7)
Caustic Tory Penny, not upper-class The Telegraph Cryptic 19 Jul 2023
Second wild speech about Democrat is incisive The Telegraph Toughie 06 Jul 2023
Sharp matron bustling round ward, finally The Telegraph Cryptic 27 Apr 2023
Waspish matron fussing round head of department The Telegraph Cryptic 15 Apr 2021
Biting, as humor Thomas Joseph 23 Feb 2021
Sharply sarcastic
Sharply sarcastic New York Times 26 Oct 2019
Fixer of great deal, securing honoured sportsman?
Biting The Guardian Speedy 16 Sep 2017
Larger amount of Italian poet, never seeing English as incisive The Telegraph Toughie 31 Mar 2017
Caustic Wall Street Journal 26 Dec 2015
It's biting as Spooner's sleeping? The Telegraph Cryptic 13 Aug 2015
Waspish matron bustling about end of ward The Telegraph Cryptic 11 Jun 2015
Caustic
Sharply sarcastic, as wit
Biting
Bitingly sarcastic
Sharply sarcastic, as wit
Incisive
Caustic in manner
Biting
Scathing
Cutting.
Sarcastic.
Bitterly sarcastic.
Sarcastic, as speech, wit, etc.
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