Day 852: mordant

Her feelings were deeply hurt by his well-intended, but mordant, observation.

Artwork of the day
It Hurts
Jean-Michel Basquiat
Date: 1986

Word of the day
mordant: sarcastic, caustic, biting

Quote of the day
“Men grow cold as girls grow old
And we all lose our charms in the end.
How prettily Lorelei Lee sang these mordant lyrics!”
― Joyce Carol Oates, Blonde