SARDONIC

sardonic, snarky

(adjective) disdainfully or ironically humorous; scornful and mocking; ā€œhis rebellion is the bitter, sardonic laughter of all great satiristsā€- Frank Schoenberner; ā€œa wry pleasure to be...reminded of all that one is missingā€- Irwin Edman

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

sardonic (comparative more sardonic, superlative most sardonic)

Scornfully mocking or cynical.

Disdainfully or ironically humorous.

Anagrams

• Scardino

Source: Wiktionary


Sar*don"ic, a. Etym: [F. sardonique, L. sardonius, Gr. Sardinia, Gr.

Definition: Forced; unnatural; insincere; hence, derisive, mocking, malignant, or bitterly sarcastic; -- applied only to a laugh, smile, or some facial semblance of gayety. Where strained, sardonic smiles are glozing still, And grief is forced to laugh against her will. Sir H. Wotton. The scornful, ferocious, sardonic grin of a bloody ruffian. Burke. Sardonic grin or laugh, an old medical term for a spasmodic affection of the muscles of the face, giving it an appearance of laughter.

Sar*don"ic, a.

Definition: Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a kind of linen made at Colchis.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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