mordācĭtas
mordācĭtas, ātis, f. mordax, the power of biting or stinging, mordacity (post-Aug.): urticarum foliis inest aculeata mordacitas, Plin. 21, 15, 54, § 91: vinosa, sharp, like sour wine, id. 21, 18, 72, § 120.— Transf., snappishness, biting severity in language, Cassiod. Hist. Eccl. 1, 12.
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Headword (normalized):
mordācĭtas
Headword (normalized/stripped):
mordacitas
Intro Text:
mordācĭtas, ātis, f. mordax, the power of biting or stinging, mordacity (post-Aug.): urticarum foliis inest aculeata mordacitas, Plin. 21, 15, 54, § 91: vinosa, sharp, like sour wine, id. 21, 18, 72, § 120.— Transf., snappishness, biting severity in language, Cassiod. Hist. Eccl. 1, 12.
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:lat.ls.perseus-eng2-n29677
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