Graciousness and Mordancy

Graciousness

Graciousness noun - Speech or behavior that is a sign of good breeding.

Mordancy is an antonym for graciousness.

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

Graciousness is an antonym for mordancy.
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