Civility and Mordancy
Opposite meaning words
Civility
Civility noun - An act or utterance that is a customary show of good manners.
Mordancy
Mordancy noun - Biting sharpness of feeling or expression.
Usage example: the surprising mordancy with which the two physicians contested each other's claim to having discovered an effective vaccine for polio
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