mordant
/ˈmɔrdənt/
adjective
- Sharp, critical, or sarcastic in a way that is clever and often funny.
- The cartoonist's mordant humor often targets political hypocrisy.
- He gave a mordant review of the restaurant, calling the food 'edible but forgettable.'
- The columnist is known for her mordant wit and fearless opinions.
noun
- A substance used in dyeing to fix colors to fabric or other materials.
- Without a mordant, the natural dye would quickly wash out of the cotton.
- Alum is a common mordant used in traditional fabric dyeing.
- The dyer added a mordant to make the blue color last longer on the wool.