mordantly
In caustic fashion
In a biting, caustic, or sharply critical manner.
Mordant comes from a word meaning to bite, and mordantly describes speech or writing that has teeth—cutting and incisive: She mordantly observed that his "revolutionary ideas" had been conventional wisdom for decades.
The word suggests wit deployed with an edge.
Sharp and biting
- vitriolicHarshly bitter and corrosive
- scathingSeverely and bitingly critical
- corrosiveDestroys by chemical action
- acidicBelow neutral pH
biting · cutting · stinging · venomous · harsh · bitter · astringent · searing
Oddly humorous
- wryDryly mocking in tone
- dryFree from moisture
- deadpanExpressionless, especially for humor
- laconicBrief in expression
quipping · clever · sharp-tongued · arch · barbed · pointed · incisive · razor-sharp
Grimly mocking
- ironicExpressing contrary meaning
- sarcasticMockingly insincere in tone
- mockingScornfully imitating or ridiculing
- derisiveExpressing contemptuous ridicule
sneering · cynical · lampooning · parodic · caricaturing · skewering · ridiculing · spoofing
Expressing negative judgment
- dismissiveShowing contemptuous disregard
- contemptuousShowing open disrespect
- disdainfulShowing open contempt
- scornfulShowing open contempt
deprecating · belittling · condescending · excoriating · censorious · reproachful · damning · denunciatory
acerbic
Sharp and biting
- vitriolicHarshly bitter and corrosive
- scathingSeverely and bitingly critical
- corrosiveDestroys by chemical action
acidic · biting · cutting · stinging · venomous · harsh · bitter · astringent · searing · abrasive
droll
Oddly humorous
laconic · quipping · clever · sharp-tongued · arch · barbed · pointed · incisive · razor-sharp · quick-witted
sardonic
Grimly mocking
- ironicExpressing contrary meaning
- sarcasticMockingly insincere in tone
- mockingScornfully imitating or ridiculing
derisive · sneering · cynical · lampooning · parodic · caricaturing · skewering · ridiculing · spoofing · burlesquing
disparaging
Expressing negative judgment
- dismissiveShowing contemptuous disregard
- contemptuousShowing open disrespect
- disdainfulShowing open contempt
scornful · deprecating · belittling · condescending · excoriating · censorious · reproachful · damning · denunciatory · castigating
mordantlyearnestly
With deep sincerity
sincerely · genuinely · straightforwardly · wholeheartedly · unironically