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SARDONIC
sardonic, snarky
(adjective) disdainfully or ironically humorous; scornful and mocking; “his rebellion is the bitter, sardonic laughter of all great satirists”- Frank Schoenberner; “a wry pleasure to be...reminded of all that one is missing”- 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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