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Adjective mordant has 1 sense

black, grim, mordant - harshly ironic or sinister; "black humor"; "a grim joke"; "grim laughter"; "fun ranging from slapstick clowning ... to savage mordant wit"
Antonym: unsarcastic (indirect, via sarcastic)

Noun mordant has 1 sense

mordant - a substance used to treat leather or other materials before dyeing; aids in dyeing process
--₁ is a kind of coloring material, colouring material, color, colour
--₁ has particulars:
chrome alum; tartar emetic, antimony potassium tartrate; sodium dichromate, sodium bichromate