Mordantly

//ˈmɔːd(ə)ntli// adv

adv ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    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."

Synonyms

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bitterlykeenly

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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."

Etymology

From mordant + -ly.

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