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Meanings of mordant wit in English

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Usage of mordant wit in English
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They exhibit his mordant wit, his clear-sightedness and his moral courage.
The Eve of the French Revolution
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This is a very intelligent book, full of sharp insights and mordant wit.
The Guardian
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It is a fraught catalogue of misfortune, illuminated with flashes of mordant wit.
The Guardian
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His uncle, Colonel Deacon, a mordant wit, would say apologetically:
Tales of Chinatown
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What drew me to him was his mordant wit (to-day, alas!
The Idler Magazine, Volume III., July 1893 / An Illustrated Mont...
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And Mrs. Carlyle had a mordant wit enough.
The Altar Fire
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Her writing displays a mordant wit and an instinct for the macabre reminiscent of Roald Dahl.
The Irish Times
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As her terminal father, Mourikis smartly masks his pain and fear with a mordant wit and stoic manner.
Reuters
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His reviews provoked immediate attention, since he brought to them a fine critical mind tempered with satire and mordant wit.
Poe
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These ones come top of the class, which won't surprise the many admirers of the mordant wit of Niall Toibin.
The Irish Times
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In fact, the Mullaghbawn man has always had one of the more mordant wits in the GAA cast if you listen closely enough.
The Irish Times
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"I quite agree," said Miss Lavish, who had several times tried to interrupt his mordant wit.
A Room with a View
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