quipsomeadj.
/ˈkwɪps(ə)m/, U.S. /ˈkwɪps(ə)m/ = quippish adj.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > derision, ridicule, or mockery > caustic or ironic ridicule > [adjective]
satiric1509
satirien1509
satiricala1529
ironical1536
dry1542
Lucianical1561
satirial1579
sardonian1586
ironized1596
sarcasmical1602
ironic1614
Sardinian?1615
sardoin1633
sardonic1638
sarcastical1641
sardan1649
sarcasmous1663
sarcastic1695
witty1700
sarcasmatical1716
caustic1771
nippit1808
Lucianic1820
sardonican1837
quippy1859
sardonical1859
quipsome1881
sarky1912
Lucianesque1969
the mind > mental capacity > understanding > intelligence, cleverness > wit, wittiness > wit with words > [adjective]
snip-snap1673
quippish1817
quippy1859
quipsome1881
smart-mouthed1967
zinging1972
1881 [see quipsomeness n. at Derivatives].
1884 C. M. Yonge in Eng. Illustr. Mag. I. 462 Is it only that the lad is thy very marrow, quipsome one?
1962 S. V. Baum E. E. Cummings & Critics p. xv No qualified parody of Cummings seems to exist except for the quipsome review-parody Babette Deutsch wrote in 1941.
1997 Observer (Nexis) 19 Oct. 77 Just think of the testosterone-charged atmosphere of Ready Steady Cook as Fern Britton struggles to keep her paws off those quipsome cooks.
Derivatives
ˈquipsomeness n.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > derision, ridicule, or mockery > caustic or ironic ridicule > [noun] > quality of
satiricalnessa1661
sarcasticalness1710
causticity1785
quipsomeness1881
sarcasticness1903
sardonicism1928
sardony1935
sarkiness1965
the mind > mental capacity > understanding > intelligence, cleverness > wit, wittiness > wit with words > [noun] > one who indulges in > character of
quipsomeness1881
quippishness1909
1881 Sat. Rev. 23 Apr. 528 His very style is young, and not without a certain quipsomeness.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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adj.1881