mordax

mordax, ācis, adj. [mordeo], biting, given to biting, snappish (poet. and in post-Aug. prose).

• I Lit.: canis, Plaut. Bacch. 5, 2, 27 (1146): equus, Labeo ap. Gell. 4, 2: asinus, Ap. Met. 8, 25, 3; Memmius, Auct. ap. Cic. de Or. 2, 59, 240.—Poet.: fibula, Sid. Carm. 5, 18.—
• • B Transf., stinging, sharp, biting, pungent: urtica, stinging, Ov. A. A. 2, 417: arista mordacior hordeo, Plin. 18, 7, 10, § 61: mordacissima marga, id. 17, 8, 4, § 45: mordaci icta ferro Pinus, biting, deep-cutting, Hor. C. 4, 6, 9: pumex, Ov. A. A. 1, 506: pulvis, corrosive, Plin. 15, 29, 37, § 123: fel, biting, sharp, Ov. P. 3, 3, 106: acetum, sharp, pungent, Pers. 5, 86: sucus, Plin. 25, 8, 50, § 89.—
• II Trop., biting, disposed to bite.
• • A Of persons: Cynicus, biting, snarling, Hor. Ep. 1, 17, 18: lividus et mordax, id. S. 1, 4, 93.—
  • B Of inanim. and abstr. things: carmen, Ov. Tr. 2, 563: invidia, Phaedr. 5 prol. 8: verum, Pers. 1, 107: sollicitudines, biting, carking, Hor. C. 1, 18, 4: belle interim subicitur pro eo, quod neges, aliud mordacius, a more stinging assertion, Quint. 6, 3, 74.—Hence, adv.: mordācĭter, bitingly (poet. and post-class. prose), Macr. S. 7, 3, 8.—Comp.: neque enim in nobis febris alias partes mordacius impellit, sed per omnia pari aequalitate discurrit, Sen. Q. N. 6, 15, 3: limā mordacius uti, more sharply, Ov. P. 1, 5, 19: scribere, Lact. 5, 2, 12.

mordāx, ācis, Abl. ācī (mordeo), gern beißend, bissig, I) im engern Sinne: A) eig.: canis, Plaut.: equus, Labeo: Memmius, Auct. b. Cic. – B) bildl.: a) beißend, bissig mit Worten, carmen, Ov.: Cynicus, Hor.: mordaciorem qui improbo dente appetit, Phaedr. 4, 8, 1: mordacissimus homo, Sen. contr. 7. praef. § 8: mordacissimae litterae (Ggstz. pacificae), Hieron. epist. 82, 4. – b) nagend, zehrend, sollicitudines, Hor. carm. 1, 18, 4: curae mordacissimae, Augustin. conf. 7, 5 extr. – II) im weiteren Sinne, I) beißend, zusammenbeißend, fibula, Sidon. carm. 5, 18. – 2) stechend, urtica, Ov.: arista mordacior hordeo, Plin.: mordacissima marga, Plin. – 3) scharf, a) = einschneidend, einhauend, ferrum (Beil), Hor. carm. 4, 6, 9. – b) = wegbeißend, beizend, ätzend, pulvis, Plin.: pumex, Ov. – c) dem Geschmacke nach beißend, scharf, acetum, Pers.: fel, Ov.: sucus, Plin.

mordax [CL] 1 that bites, snappish. mando dapes mordax lurconum more Ciclopum Aldh. Aen. 100 (Creatura 33) ; taxus ‥ animal ~ax et immundum Gir. TH I 25; bene autem natura culicis exprimit qualitatem lingue ~acis S. Langton Serm. 1. 4; armavit natura canem pede, dente, juventa; / hinc levis, hinc mordax, fortis et inde fuit Walt. Angl. Fab. 27. 2; ~ax, mordable Garl. Unus 165; ideo quam cito percipis quod mastinus inferni venit ~ax [ME: snaterinde] cum sanguinolentis muscis pungencium cogitationum AncrR 109. 2 corrosive, stinging. b sharp to the taste. urticas inter mordaces floridus hortus / spirat, et ecclesiae spargit odoris opes Garl. Tri. Eccl. 105.  b venerare acerbum caepe, mordax [gl.: sticul] allium GlP 420. 3 biting, caustic, carping: a (of person or his tongue or words); b (of literary style); c (of care or concern) gnawing (fig.), nagging. a praeoccupabant ‥ se mutuo talibus objectionibus vel multo his ~acioribus velut condebitores sensus mei Gildas EB 1; grandia nam populus mordax quondam idola fecit Bonif. Aen. (Crapula) 274; alium mordacibus argue verbis, / lenibus hunc rogita, vox increpet aspera durum Wulf. Brev. 532; sales ‥ nunc levi lingua nunc ~aci ‥ dicaces emittunt Gir. DK II 14; ~acissimus detractor in absentia, nihil presentialiter proponit, nisi quod placere existimat, verba oris ejus iniquitas et dolus P. Blois Ep. 77. 239A; linguam ~acem ab illorum et aliorum religiosorum sugillatione compescat J. Furness Walth. 36.  b scripsi ‥ caritatis calamo, non contentionis stimulo, fraternae salutis desiderio, non ~acis reprehensionis stylo Alcuin Dogm. 127D; R. Niger ‥ de tanto ac tam serenissimo rege [sc. iron. Hen. II] ~aci stylo scripsit R. Niger Chr. II 169.  c unde ~acibus curis rex aliquantulum est relevatus V. Neot. A 9; ~acibus curis anxiati G. Mon. IX 11; distracto ~acibus curis animo, corrosus quodammodo et dimidiatus ad tam pium accedo spectaculum G. Hoyland Ascet. 253B; languida mordaces jam pulsant pectora cure Ps.-Elmh. Hen. V 128.

mordāx, (13) ācis (mordeo), ¶ 1 habitué à mordre, mordant : Pl. Bacch. 1146 || pointu, tranchant, mordant, piquant : Hor. O. 4, 6, 9 ; Ov. Ars 2, 417 ; Plin. 18, 61 ¶ 2 [fig.] mordant, caustique, satirique : Hor. Ep. 1, 17, 18 ; Ov. Tr. 2, 1, 563 || mordaces sollicitudines Hor. O. 1, 18, 4, inquiétudes qui rongent || -cior Plin. 18, 61 ; -issimus Plin. 17, 45.

mordax , acis. adj. c. s.
善咬者。毀謗。刺。辣者。Mordaces sollicitudines 掛心.之事。Folia mordacia 有刺之葉。

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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.