cynicallyadv.
/ˈsɪnɪkəli/ In a cynical way; after the manner of a cynic.
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society > society and the community > social attitudes > misanthropy > [adverb] > cynically
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the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disapproval > criticism > [adverb] > sneeringly
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1605 F. Bacon Of Aduancem. Learning ii. sig. Vv4 Fraudes..& vices..handled..rather in a Satyre & Cinicaly, then seriously & wisely. View more context for this quotation
1608 Bp. J. Hall Epist. II. iv. v. 162 Not Cynically vnsociable.
1789 H. L. Piozzi Observ. Journey France I. 82 I was..feeling..cynically disposed.
1856 W. M. Thackeray Christmas Bks. (1872) 43 Our street from the little nook..whence I and a fellow lodger..cynically observe it.
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