stinging (adj.) Copy link Outline 1. mordax, ācis2. mordens, ntis3. ăcūlĕātus • stinging (adj.): 1. mordax, ācis: a s. lampoon, m. carmen, Ov. Tr. 2, 563. 2. mordens, ntis: a s. jest, m. jocus, Juv. 9, 10. 3. ăcūlĕātus: a s. letter, literae acul., Cic. Att. 14, 11: v. sting.