mordancy
noun
mor·dan·cy
ˈmȯr-dᵊn(t)-sē 
1
: a biting and caustic quality of style : incisiveness
2
: a sharply critical or bitter quality of thought or feeling : harshness
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the surprising mordancy with which the two physicians contested each other's claim to having discovered an effective vaccine for polio
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But Lloyd’s version brims with mordancy.
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Sarah Weinman, New York Times, 10 Feb. 2023
The gray-tint, cross-hatched drawings evoke George Cruikshank and Samuel Palmer, but the mordancy is vintage Sendak.
—The Week Staff, The Week, 17 Oct. 2022
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Sarah Weinman, New York Times, 10 Feb. 2023
The gray-tint, cross-hatched drawings evoke George Cruikshank and Samuel Palmer, but the mordancy is vintage Sendak.
—The Week Staff, The Week, 17 Oct. 2022
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“Mordancy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mordancy. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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