mordax

mordāx ācis, adj.

MORD, biting, given to biting, snappish : Memmius.— Stinging, sharp, biting, pungent : urtica, O.: ferrum, H.: pumex, O.—Fig., biting, disposed to bite : Cynicus, snarling , H.: carmen, O.: invidia, Ph.: sollicitudines, consuming , H.