What does mordantly mean?
Mordantly means In a mordant manner; incisively, sharply..
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/ˈmɔːd(ə)ntli/ · adverb
In a mordant manner; incisively, sharply..
Salman Rushdie, commenting on my book God Is Not Great, remarked rather mordantly that the chief problem with its title was a lack of economy: that it was in other words exactly one word too long.
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Mordantly means In a mordant manner; incisively, sharply..
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Salman Rushdie, commenting on my book God Is Not Great, remarked rather mordantly that the chief problem with its title was a lack of economy: that it was in other words exactly one word too long.
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